Presidents
This man was the first elected president of the Republic of Texas.
Who is Sam Houston?
These treaties, signed after Texas won independence, included both a public and a secret agreement.
What are the Treaties of Velasco?
Many Texans supported annexation because it would give them this country’s protection.
What is the United States?
This was a major financial problem the Republic of Texas faced, owing a lot of money with little income.
What is debt?
Because the Republic of Texas had a large national debt, it struggled to do this with money.
What is pay for government needs (or fund the government)?
This president of Texas believed in peace with Native Americans and reducing government spending.
Who is Sam Houston?
This general signed the Treaties of Velasco after being captured by Texas forces.
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna?
One major benefit of annexation for Texas was that the United States would help pay or manage this major problem.
What is debt?
The Republic of Texas had ongoing conflicts with these groups over land and settlement.
Who are Native Americans?
Because Sam Houston wanted peace with Native Americans, Texas experienced less of this during his presidency.
What is conflict (or war)?
This president wanted to expand Texas westward and supported a stronger military, leading to conflict with Native Americans.
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the United States a large amount of land, including California.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Some Americans opposed annexing Texas because it might lead to war with this country.
What is Mexico?
Mexico still refused to recognize Texas independence and argued over this southern boundary.
What is the Rio Grande River?
Because Mirabeau Lamar supported expansion and a strong military, Texas experienced more of this with Native Americans.
What is conflict (or fighting)?
This was the last president of the Republic of Texas, who helped guide Texas into the United States.
Who is Anson Jones?
This treaty between the United States and Great Britain peacefully settled a boundary dispute in the Pacific Northwest.
What is the Oregon Treaty?
This controversial issue made many Northerners oppose annexation because it could lead to an imbalance in Congress.
What is slavery?
This was difficult for Texas to achieve, meaning many countries were slow to officially accept it as an independent nation.
What is foreign recognition?
Because the United States annexed Texas in 1845, it led to this war soon after.
What is the Mexican-American War?
This president’s policies of expansion and military strength increased Texas’s debt and conflicts.
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
This was a major problem with the Treaties of Velasco that caused Mexico to refuse to recognize Texas independence.
What is that Antonio López de Santa Anna signed them while captured (under pressure), so Mexico did not consider them valid?
Some Americans supported annexation because adding Texas would help the United States achieve this belief in expanding across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This group was created to protect settlers and defend the Republic of Texas from raids and conflicts on the frontier.
Who are the Texas Rangers?
ecause Mexico refused to recognize Texas independence and disputed the border, it increased tensions that eventually led to this larger conflict.
What is the Mexican-American War?