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Presidents of Texas, 1836-1841Starts on page 315

# President Term began Term ended

1st David G. Burnet March 16, 1826

2nd December 10, 1838

3rd December 10, 1838

Presidents of Texas, 1836-1841# President Term began Term ended

1st David G. Burnet March 16, 1826 October 22, 1836

2nd Samuel Houston October 22, 1836 December 10, 1838

3rd Mirabeau Lamar December 10, 1838 December 13, 1841

Smart StartSolve the clues below:1) Which of the following events occurred during the ear of Early Statehood in

Texas.a. Industrial growth b. Population expansionc. Outbreak of a civil war d. Preparation of WWI

2) A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was…

a. Writing a constitution b. Planning annexation c. Paying debts resettling Texas from Mexico

3) Who served as president for Texas following Sam Houston?a. Stephen F. Austin b. Anson Jonesc. Mirabeau Lamar d. James K. Polk.

Smart StartSolve the clues below:1) Which of the following events occurred during the ear of Early Statehood in

Texas.a. Industrial growth b. Population expansionc. Outbreak of a civil war d. Preparation of WWI

2) A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was…

a. Writing a constitution b. Planning annexation c. Paying debts resettling Texas from Mexico

3) Who served as president for Texas following Sam Houston?a. Stephen F. Austin b. Anson Jonesc. Mirabeau Lamar d. James K. Polk.

We will….. - describe the presidency of Mirabeau B. Lamar- Compare and contrast the presidency of Lamar and Houston

WHAT DO I BELIEVE? (Objective)What do you value in your government?

How would you balance your ideal government and security?

Where dey at doeSome Texans today are unsure if

they want to be a part of the United States of America. It is very

interesting that one of our most patriotic states also has the highest

number of people that want to leave it.

I will…..By the end of the day you will

make a bubble map that organizes information about the two

presidents.

Key Terms

• Public Debt• Secession

Public Debt

The amount of money a national government owes. [AKA “national debt”]

The current total for the USA’s public debt as of 11/13/12 is $16,263,015,797,683or $51,815 per person

Secession

The act of leaving a country to start your own. Secession is the opposite of annexation.

Obama’s recentreelection has made some peoplecall for secession from the USA.

Where are we heading?

Currently, this is a bridge unit – it does not really break away from what we covered during the end of the TX Revolution, but is key to understand how we became part of the USA.We are first going to examine how TX establishes itself as a country, and then examine the relationship of Native Americans and TexiansThe next unit will cover annexation of Texas and the Civil War.

Presidency of Sam Houston• Led us to victory at San Jacinto – people knew

who he was and liked him for his military heroism• First freely elected president

– We also decided in the same election that we want to be a part of the USA [annexation]

• Wanted annexation for TX– Unable to get TX annexed– Fear of civil war keeps TX out

• Adding another slave state would upset the balance

• Kept the State of Texas in debt– Cost of war put TX in $1M of debt

• Printed Star Money to run the government– Added more debt to government, some people

would not accept it as payment because they didn’t trust the government would pay them back

– Failed to solve debt problem

Election of 1838

• TX constitution puts limits for presidents at 2 years, then 3 years

• Houston’s Vice-President, Mirabeau Lamar runs for president

• Lamar and Houston thought very differently about what was best for Texas’ future

Vote for me!I’ll make sure

that Texas is the best!

The New President, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar

• The second elected president of Texas

• Joined the Texian militia during the Revolution– Made a courageous rescue of two

men during the Battle of San Jacinto that made him very famous

• People liked him and respected him for his military career

• He easily won the election – Houston did not run [term was up]

Relations with Mexico• Lamar was not successful in improving

relationships with Mexico– He didn’t care about peace

• In 1840 he sent the Texan navy to assist rebels in the Yucatan of Mexico– Enemy of your enemy is your friend

• Wanted to expand Texas into New Mexico– Treaty of Velasco that ended the war gave

this land to Mexico– Texan congress refused to give Lamar

permission to move into New Mexico because they knew it would start war

CFU Who gave up the territory in the Treaty of Velasco to

Texas in the first place?What would Mexico’s

opinion be of his decision?

Santa Fe Expedition, 1841• Lamar’s idea of invading New Mexico was shot

down by congress but he still thought it was a good idea

• Lamar sent General McLeod and 270 men to Santa Fe to establish trade and convince residents that they should join Texas– Men traveled 1,300 miles across Comanche territory

• When in Santa Fe people refused to join Texas• Without supplies to return home, and strongly

outnumbered, they surrendered to Mexican troops– Men were marched back to Perote, Mexico and kept

in prison • Lamar wasted money and increased tensions

with Mexico with this act

Ese guey, Lamar tiene que

aprender que significa “el respeto!”

CFU: Stop and JotDescribe what is happening on the larger pink

map – what does the red line represent?Describe what is happening on the smaller map,

what does the line represent?

A New Capital

• Lamar moved the capital of Texas from Houston to a small community along the Colorado River, about 100 miles north of San Antonio

• He felt the capital of Texas should be more centrally located

Austin, Texas

• This new capital was named Austin, in honor of Stephen F. Austin

Annexation with USA

• Lamar sets the bold traditions for Texians– “Rebel” spirit

• Unlike Houston Lamar DID NOT want annexation with the USA

• Knows that USA is probably not interested until they sort out their slavery issue

• Thought that we could improve relations with European countries and have them recognize our Republic of Texas as a “real country”

We don’t need the USA! We Texans are true rebels! We’ll do what we want when

we want! Texas Independence

FOREVER!

Texas is independent. Deal with it!

What is Necessary for Democracy?

Voting

Voting

Utopia

Dystopia

What is Necessary for Democracy?

You’ll need these… If you want this…

What is Necessary for Democracy?

You’ll need these… If you want this…

Education• Lamar is best known for his

contributions to education in Texas• In Texas’ declaration of independence

they cite the failure of Mexico to provide schools as a great injustice

• Lamar believed that if we want to have a strong government we need to have intelligent people– Foolish voters foolish leaders

• Lamar convinces congress to set aside land for schools– 3 leagues for each county to create

schools– 220,000 acres for universities

• Texas A&M University• University of Texas

You’re number

1, Lamar!

Hook ‘em Lamar! You

Rule!

Debt• Lamar’s government spending made

the financial situation worse for Texas– Spent money he didn’t have [Santa Fe]

• Printing of “monopoly money” continues

• Redbacks were used as currency– Originally worth $1– Value falls to $0.02

• Public debt rises to $7M• Texas goes back to empresarial

system to sell land to make money

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Samuel Houston

Wanted to improve

relations with Mexico – Sought

peace

Sympathetic toward Native Americans, but

does little to help

Thinks that joining the USA will solve some debt problems,

prints star money

Wants Annexation with

USA

First elected president of

Texas

“Father of Texas”

1) Lamar and Houston both… [choose as many as needed]a) wanted Texas to join the USAb) wanted peace with Mexicoc) were elected presidents of Texasd) fought in the battle of San Jacinto

2) When thinking about annexation with the USA Lamar would say…a) “Let’s join!”b) “Let’s not join and be our own country instead!”c) “We should join Mexico instead!”d) “We need to divide our country up, slavery is too controversial!”

3) When talking about policy with Mexico Lamar would say…a) peace is what is most importantb) The enemy of my enemy is my friend, we should support Mexican rebelsc) We need to ask all of Mexico to become Texasd) Texas should expand into Mexican territory even if that makes Mexico mad

4) Lamar is best known for…a) Establishing education in Texasb) His advertising signsc) His skillful expansion of Texas into New Mexicod) His success at San Jacinto

5) Houston and Lamar would both agree on…a) Printing fake money to solve debt problemb) Improving relations with Mexicoc) Sending troops into New Mexicod) Annexation with the USA will solve problems

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Mexico Policy

Native American

Policy

Debt Solution

Thoughts on Annexation

# in election

“Father of _________”

Samuel Houston

Wanted to improve

relations with Mexico – Sought

peace

Sympathetic toward Native Americans, but

does little to help

Thinks that joining the USA will solve some debt problems,

prints star money

Wants Annexation with

USA

First elected president of

Texas

“Father of Texas”

Main Point

1) Lamar was very unlike Houston, he was much more bold and daring

2) Lamar is known as the “father of Texas education” but also got us into trouble with Mexico and increased the new nation’s debt