Presidents Policies of Texas
Reduced government spending and tried to raise taxes
Who is Sam Houston?
Government Spending: Reduced government spending and tried to raise taxes
Who was the first President of Texas?
Houston
5. Which group of people provided the labor force for raising cash crops in Texas?
African Slaves did the work
Debt doubled during presidency and did not limit spending
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
Government Spending: Debt doubled during presidency and did not limit spending
Houston supported the removal of the Natives?True/False
False
6. What did the Homestead Act of 1839 encourage?
Homestead Act encouraged home ownership
Wanted Texas to stay independence and expand westward
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
Annexation to the U.S.: Wanted Texas to stay independence and expand westward
2. What did Texas get from the Santa Fe Expedition?
Nothing. The men were imprisoned and Santa Fe did NOT want to join Texas. Mexico was angry we tried to add more of their territory to Texas
7. What did the Homestead Act of 1839 protect?
Act protected up to 50 acres of land and homes/improvements from seizure for debts.
Saw as this as a solution to many of the problems of Texas
Who is Sam Houston?
Annexation to the U.S.: Saw as this as a solution to many of the problems of Texas
Why did Lamar want to annex Santa Fe to Texas?
Lamar thought adding Santa Fe to Texas would help Texas’ trade and since Santa Fe was on the Eastern side of the Rio Grande he felt that Santa Fe was technically in Texas territory
8. Why did people from the United States immigrate to Texas in the 1820’s and 1830’s?
Lots and lots of cheap land was available and great for growing cotton.
Wanted peace and signed treaties to secure their rights to lands
Who is Sam Houston?
Native American Relations: Wanted peace and signed treaties to secure their rights to lands
4. Which country was the first to recognize Texas as an independent country?
The United States was the first country to recognize Texas as independent. France was the first European country to recognize Texas as an independent nation.
15. What influences can still be seen from those immigrant groups that settled in Texas in the early and mid 1800’s?
CULTURE
Festivals, dances, food, architecture, ranching
Believed they had no rights to the land and sought to remove them from Texas lands
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
Native American Relations: Believed they had no rights to the land and sought to remove them from Texas lands
Where were immigrants coming from?
Europe
10. Where was the German Belt of Texas?
South Central Texas
Sought peace and did not retaliate after invasion
Who is Sam Houston?
Relations with Mexico: Sought peace and did not retaliate after invasion
Why was land sold so cheap?
Texas wanted people to live there
11. Who was Henri Castro and who did he bring to Texas? Where did they settle?
An agent for the German Emigration Company who brought about 2000 German speaking settlers from Alsace.
They settled Quihi, Castroville, D’Hanis and other areas in Medina County
Tried to invade and cost Texas a huge amount of money
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
Relations with Mexico: Tried to invade and cost Texas a huge amount of money
Who was the last President of Texas?
Anson Jones
12. Someone who settles on or uses land that does not belong to them
What is a Squatter?
Was Texas a slaveholding state?True/False
True
Name 3 towns with German backgrounds
Fredericksburg, Muenster, Shiner, New Braunfels
13. How did squatters benefit Texas?
Some squatters became successful ranchers who would eventually pay taxes and they settled land not otherwise taken making it suitable for others.
What is the river that runs along Texas' southern coastline?
Rio Grande
Where was the first capital of Texas?
Houston
9. Where were the cotton plantations of Texas located?
Cotton plantations were along the Trinity, Brazos, and lower Colorado River Valleys