history vocab ch 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Treaties of Velasco | two treaties signed by General Santa Anna and Texas ad interim president David G Burnet that ended the Texas Revolution |
| Annexation | formal joining or adding of one political region to another |
| homestead law | law passed by the Republic Congress in 1839 that protected a family's home and up to 50 acres of land from being taken to pay back money that was owed. |
| Administration | time in iffice of a governmnet executive, like a governor or a president |
| cabinet | a small group of people that give advice to a head of state like a preseident |
| TeXAS rANGERS | Defense force that tried to keep the peace alone the Texas frontier |
| consecutive terms | two terms (period of time) of office in a row for a government official |
| balanced budget | budget or spending plan in which money spent is equal to the amount of money made |
| Council House Fight | battle in 1840 in San Antonio between the Texans and he comanche when Comanche leaders did not let their captives go |
| Battle of Neches | battle that started in 1839 between Texans and Cherokee after President Lamar told the Cherokee to get out of Texas |
| red backs | red paper money made by the Republic of Texas during Mirabeau B Lamar's administration to help stop money problems |
| Regulator-Moderator War | disagreement between two groups in East Texas that began over fake land certificates and become violent. |
| RATIFY | to approve and accept something like a law |
| captiol | government building in which people meet |
| One of the gratest differences between Houston and Lamar was | in their policies toward American Indaians |
| Texas officals hoped the land polices would | increase land immigrationn and settlement |
| Houston's efforts to keep the peace with the Indians by setting aside land for them | angered theTexans who wanted access to that land |
| When Mirabeau Lamar was eleceted the second president of the republic, most Texans | agreed with his Indaian policies |
| The idea of moving the state capital from Houstin to Austin | was welcomed by Lamar |
| Lamar's American Indian policy would result in | increased military spending and indebtness |
| The country that Texas most wanted to reconize it's indipendence | Mexico |
| The Mier expedition was | carried out in violation of orders to pull back |
| The most serious issue during the Anson Jones addministration was | the question of annexation to Texas |
| Many in the United States opposed reconzing Texas because | the Republic supported slavery |
| The first European country to recognize Texas was | Frace |
| Many European countries wanted Texas to remian indipendent because | they wanted to see U.S. expantion slowed |
| After Great Britian, Blelguim, and the Netherlands recognize Texas, Mexico | continued to refuse to do so |
| In June, 1841, President Lamar sent an expidition of 320 people to Santa Fe to | take constrol of the region and its trade routes |
| In response to the actions of Lamar's administration, Mexico | twice invaded Texas in 1842 |
| Mexico finally offered to recognize an indipendent Texas because | it wished to prevent further expansion |
| Jones came into office determined to | presere Texans' option of either becoming part of the United States or remain indipendent |
| After the peace treaties betweenm Texas and Mexico was signed, Mexico | immediately recognized the indipendence of Texas |
| Besides electing Houston president, Texans voted in the election of 1836 to | approve the new constitution and seek annexation by the United States |
| One major goal of of Houston's administration was to | seek peace with the Indians |
| In order to preserve a new nation, Houston found it nececarry to | put most of the army on leave and never call it back |
| The value of Texas money fell after the government | began to print more paper money |
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