Transcript Chapter 12 Review

Chapter 12 Review
The Republic
of Texas
Where was the site
designated as the
capital of Texas for
3 years by the
Congress of 1836?
H-Town
(Houston)
Where was the
capital of Texas
moved to in
1839?
Austin
Manifest
Destiny
expressed what
belief?
the U.S. was destined
to expand from the
Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast.
After the Texas
Revolution, what
body of water did
Texas claim as its
border with
Mexico?
Rio Grande
What town was
the trading center
of the Upper Rio
Grande that Texas
wished to
control?
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
Who is known
as the
“Father of
Texas”?
Stephen F. Austin
Who is known as
the “Father of
Education in
Texas”?
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Who was the first
President of the
Republic of
Texas?
Sam Houston
Who was
Cynthia
Ann
Parker?
•kidnapped from
Parker’s fort by
Comanches and Kiowas
•raised as a Comanche
•Married a Comanche
chief
Who was the last
President of the
Republic of
Texas?
Anson Jones
Which city, established
by the Allen brothers
in 1836, was the
capital of Texas during
Sam Houston’s first
term as
President?
Augustus Allen
Houston, Texas
According to the
joint resolution that
annexed Texas, what
can Texas do if it
gets approval from
Texas and the
United States?
Texas can
be divided
into as
many as
5 different
states.
Why did President
Houston not run
nd
for a 2
consecutive term
as president?
The Constitution of
1836 stated that the
President could NOT
serve consecutive
terms.
NO !
Name 2 reasons
for the delaying
of Texas
annexation.
•Texas would be
a slave state,
upsetting the
balance of
power in the
U.S. Congress.
•It might cause a
war with Mexico.
What did Lamar
believe about the
Cherokees who
settled in
northeast Texas?
They had no fair
claim to the
Texas lands
they
occupied.
What did President
Lamar do about
President
Houston’s policies
toward Native
Americans?
He reversed them and
ordered the removal of
Cherokees from Texas.
What was the
result of the
Archives War?
The Archives and
the capital
remained in
Austin.
Name 4 results
of the Santa Fe
Expedition.
• Resulted in the loss of
many lives.
• Members of the
expedition were captured
& imprisoned in Mexico.
• Failed to take control
¡Caramba!
of Santa Fe.
• Made Mexico
very angry.
Describe how
Presidents Houston
and Lamar tried to
solve the problem
of unrest among
Native Americans.
Houston tried to improve
relations between Texans
and Cherokees.
Lamar reversed Houston’s
policy and ordered the
removal of Cherokees
from Texas.
List the
provisions of
the 1845 joint
resolution.
• Texas became the
th
28
state in the U.S.
• Texas could bypass
becoming a territory
and immediately
become a state.
• Texas could keep its
public lands, but could
sell some to pay its debts.
Which 2
Presidents of
Texas supported
annexation of
Texas to the
United States?
Sam Houston
and
Anson Jones
Which President of
Texas tried to
establish peaceful
relations with
Native Americans?
Peace
out.
Sam
Houston
Name the 3
elected
Presidents of the
Republic of
Texas.
•Sam Houston
•Mirabeau
Lamar
•Anson Jones
Name 3 reasons
the U.S. was slow
to annex Texas
•Texas had
slavery.
•Fear of war
with Mexico.
•Texas had a
large public debt.
Name 3 problems
faced by the
Republic of Texas
•Conflicts with
Mexico
•Conflicts with
Native Americans
•Huge public debt
What happened in
the Council House
Fight?
*Comanches only brought
back one of their captives –
Matilda Lockhart – who had
been severely tortured.
*Texans captured the
Comanche leaders, and a
fight broke out in which
some Texans and many
Comanches were killed.
Who was the
President of
Texas when it
was annexed by
the United
States?
Anson Jones
Who was the first
governor of the
state of Texas?
J. Pinckney
Henderson
Texas became the
___ state when it
joined the U.S.
28th