WARM-UP 1/12/16 In your notebook, write 4-5 complete

sentences on how the Texas Navy and Texas rangers contributed to shaping the history of Texas.

The Texas Navy and Rangers contributed to shaping the history of Texas by….(give a detailed answer)

YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC WRAP UP Learning Target:

We will identify individuals, events and issues during the Republic years and how they shaped the history of Texas

Success Criteria: I will explain in a newspaper article an individual,

event or issue during the Early Republic of Texas and how it helped shape the history of Texas

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS IN 1836

limited government spending

faced financial problems

promissory notes was peaceful with

Mexico and the Indians

reduced the army eliminated the

navy supported

annexation served as

president of the Republic of Texas

served 2 terms

• increased government spending

• faced financial problems

• “Redbacks” issued

• encouraged war with Mexico and Indians

• supported military expeditions

• established public education

• wanted TX to be independent

• served as president of the Republic of Texas

• served 1 term

• announced the annexation of Texas

• supported annexation

• served as president of the Republic of Texas

• served 1 term

PROBLEMS EACH PRESIDENT FACED

The Mexican government refused to recognize Texas’s independence.

The new government was in debt from the Texas revolution.

Indians threaten to declare war on the Texans.

Houston and Jones both want to annex Texas and become part of the U.S.

After serving as secretary of state for only three months, Stephen F. Austin dies at the age of 43.

•Texas’s first empresario •served as leader for all American colonists in Texas•led the first major military conflict in the Revolution•traveled to the United States to raise money for the war.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE You are a reporter in

the 1840’s and you are writing an article on a particular event, issue or individual in the Early Republic.

Your article will cover the who, what, when, where, and why.

Remember you need to capture everyone's attention about your topic.

PEOPLE TO KNOW DURING HOUSTON’S TERM Chief Bowles:

Leader of the Cherokee band in Texas Involved in relationship with Mexico to fight

against Texas William Goyens:

African American Served interpreter for Sam Houston with

Cherokee Indians Jose Antonio Navarro:

Hero of the Texas Revolution Increased rights of Tejanos Opposed policies of President Houston and

supported President Lamar

PRESIDENT HOUSTON’S ISSUES The Cordova Rebellion

Summer of 1838 Vincente Cordova: led group of disgruntled

Nacogodoches citizens, Mexican government members, and Cherokees

Stopped by President Houston Commander Rusk wanted show of force, opposed

Houston’s policy Information from two Mexican agents proved a

greater conspiracy against the Republic existed

PEOPLE TO KNOW DURING LAMAR’S TERM Mary Maverick

Lived in San Antonio during the Republic of Texas Wrote memoirs that helped historians

understand this period of Texas history Her son, Lewis Antonio Maverick, was the first

Anglo child to be born and grow up in San Antonio

She also participated in the Council House Fight in 1841

EVENTS/ISSUES TO KNOW DURING LAMAR’S TERM The Council House Fight

March 19, 1840 Comanche band of 65 came to San Antonio

demanding ransom for white prisoners All Comanches were killed or captured

Santa Fe Expedition 1841: President Lamar wanted to exploit trade

on the Santa Fe Trail for Texas Texas traders and men of business escorted by

320 military staff The Texans were captured and held as prisoners

in Mexico City before the U.S. government helped free them in 1842

SANTA FE EXPEDITION, 1841

YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC REVIEW1836-1845

MEXICAN CITIZEN VS TEXAN CITIZEN Mexican Citizens

Rights Civil:

Land grants through Empresarios and Mexican approval

Political: Power to the leader

event though Constitution gives it to the people

Religious: Must be Catholic

Texan Citizens Rights Civil:

Own land or other property and can do whatever they want to do

Political: Power to the people

to elect their representatives

Religious: Freedom to worship

any religion

limited government spending

faced financial problems

promissory notes was peaceful with

Mexico and the Indians

reduced the army eliminated the

navy supported

annexation served as

president of the Republic of Texas

served 2 terms

• increased government spending

• faced financial problems

• “Redbacks” issued

• encouraged war with Mexico and Indians

• supported military expeditions

• established public education

• wanted TX to be independent

• served as president of the Republic of Texas

• served 1 term

• announced the annexation of Texas

• supported annexation

• served as president of the Republic of Texas

• served 1 term

Mexico not recognizing

Texas as independent

DEBT Raids by Indians

Promissory notes

Cut Spending Texas Rangers

Reduce military (ie: Felix

Huston who wanted to start

war)