Chapter 12: A New Nation Section 3: Lamars Presidency.
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Transcript of Chapter 12: A New Nation Section 3: Lamars Presidency.
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Chapter 12: A New NationSection 3: Lamar’s Presidency
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Bellwork
What was Sam Houston’s American
Indian policy?
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Lamar in Office•Mirabeau B.
Lamar: elected second president of Texas in 1838
•Vice President: David G. BurnetMirabeau B. Lamar
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Lamar in Office•Made public education a priority
•Granted counties 17,712 acres of lands to support public schools
•Set aside 231,400 acres for starting two public universities
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Lamar in Office• 1840:
Rutersville College opens
• Republic never established a public school system or universities
• Low land values
Rutersville College
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A New Capital•Houston too far east
•Wanted to move capital to edge of Texas settlement
•Strengthen Republic's control of region
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A New Capital•1839: Congress appoints a
group to select new capital
•Waterloo, a village on Colorado River, selected
•Renamed Austin in honor of SFA
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A New Capital•Edwin Waller—
laid out a new capital for Texas
•Capitol, government offices, streets, & homes built
Judge Edwin Waller
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A New Capital• Some Texans
disliked new capital:– Too isolated – Vulnerable to
attack by Mexico– Comanche territory Texas Capitol 1839-1853
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Land & Economic Policies•Homestead Law—law passed
in 1839 to protect a family’s home and up to 50 acres of land from seizure for debts
•Important as financial situation worsened
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Land & Economic Policies• Public debt
increased
• Red backs—paper money issued by the Republic of Texas during Lamar's administrating to help stop an economic crisis
Republic of Texas Currency
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Land & Economic Policies•Became worthless within three years•Republic spent more than it
collected in revenue•Military spending rose from
$881,000 under Houston to more than $1.5 million under Lamar
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Lamar disliked Indians and wanted them removed from Texas
•Believed Indians did not have a right to their lands
•1839: Lamar orders Cherokee to leave Texas
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Cherokee refuse
•Lamar sends 500 soldiers
•Fighting breaks out—Battle of Neches
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
• Battle of Neches– 100 Cherokee
killed– Chief Bowles killed– Surviving
Cherokee pursued north to Indian Territory
Chief Bowles
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Conflict between Texan settlers and Comanche worsens
•Lamar orders attacks on Comanche
•Comanche agree to peace talks
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Texans order Comanche to bring all captives
•March 19, 1840: 65 Comanche arrive in San Antonio for peace talks
•Bring only a few captives
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Texans demand release of captives
•Comanche peace chief says he can not release captives
•Fighting breaks out
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Council House Fight—battle in 1840 between Texas and Comanche after the Comanche did not release all their captives
•35 Comanche dead•Comanche execute Texas
captives
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Lamar’s American Indian Policy
•Launch attacks against settlements
•Texans seek out Comanche
•Battle of Plum Creek: more than 130 Comanche killed
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The Results of Lamar’s Policies
•Removed Cherokee from East Texas
•Comanche pushed farther north and west
•Land opened up for settlement
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The Results of Lamar’s Policies
• Indians devastated
•Warfare cost Republic $2.5 million
•Lives lost
•National debt: increased from $3.3 million to more than $8 million
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