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Sam Houston Organizes a Government

Sam Houston Organizes a Government . UNIT 6: (Chapter 12-Section 1) . Houston Forms a Government. September 1836: Texans elected Sam Houston president and Mirabeau B. Lamar as vice president. Texans approved the Constitution of 1836 . Proposed that Texas join the United States .

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Sam Houston Organizes a Government

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  1. Sam Houston Organizes a Government UNIT 6: (Chapter 12-Section 1)

  2. Houston Forms a Government • September 1836: Texans elected Sam Houston president and Mirabeau B. Lamar as vice president. • Texans approved the Constitution of 1836. • Proposed that Texas join the United States. • Houston was chosen as the capital for three years.

  3. President Sam Houston Vice President Mirabeau Lamar

  4. Trouble with the Army • Army commander Felix Huston wanted to invade Mexico; Army had too much time on their hands • President Houston intervened and sent most of the soldiers homeon furlough (extended leave)

  5. Texas Favor Annexation • Most Texans wanted immediate annexation to the United States • Many Texans had come from the US • Texas heavily in debt from the Texas Revolution • Mexico still a threatand Texans wanted US protection.

  6. The United States Delays Annexation • Annexation was delayed because the US did not want to damage relations with Mexico. • Antislavery groups in the United States did not want Texas to join the Union as a slave state.

  7. Recognition as a Nation • March 3, 1837: President Andrew Jackson granted official recognition of Texas as a nation. • Houston appointed J. Pinckney Henderson ambassador for Texas. • Henderson arranged trade treaties with France and England. J. Pinckney Henderson Ambassador of the Republic of Texas

  8. Native American and Texan Conflicts • During war, Cherokee promised to remain peaceful in return for rights to their land (a treaty made). • The Texas Senate later refused to honor that treaty.

  9. Indian Affairs • Treaties violated by Texas Congress • Pretended war-time representatives didn’t have authority in Republic of Texas • Texas settlers are moving West • Big increase after revolution • They take Comanche lands

  10. Reprisal Raids • Begin 1836-1837 • Most famous is on Fort Parkerand Parker Farm • Cynthia Ann Parker-girl of about 12, captured with others in 1837.

  11. Texas Debt Soars Texas Congress wants to collect owed debt and take care of unpaid bills from Texas Revolution To raise money, they create: TARIFFS on imported goods Taxes on property Taxeson businesses Feeson Land title registration

  12. Texas Debt Soars • The taxes were difficult to collect • The government continued to spend more than it collected. • Interest payments cause debt to continue to soar

  13. The Release of Santa Anna • November 1836: Santa Anna was released. • He returned to Mexico aboard the Republic of Texas ship the Invincible

  14. Santa Anna’s return to Mexico • Upon return, he immediately renounced the promises he had made to Texas in the Treaties of Velasco he signed after his capture. • He refused to recognize Texas independence. • Was tried in Mexican court for losing Texas. • The court removes him from office and he goes into exile.

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