 David G. Burnet and the Army  Rejection of the Treaties of Velasco  Public Confidence  The General Election

 Pursuit of the Mexican Army  Mirabeau Lamar made commander of the Texan Army after Sam Houston

 Mexico rejects the Treaty of Velasco and Texas is technically still a part of Mexico

 Many people still troubled that Mexicans lived in Texas Republic  Troubling presence of Tejano population

 Ratification of the new Texas Constitution  Very similar to the U.S. Constitution  Passed with over 90% ratifying Elective offices: Sam Houston challenged by Stephen F. Austin -Houston wins, becomes 1 st president of Texas -Lamar becomes Vice President *Houston and Lamar HATED each other

 Background:  Born in 1793 in Tennessee  Governor of Tennessee  Left Tennessee to live with the Arkansas Cherokee Indians  Known as “Big Drunk” and “Squaw Man”

 Domestic Concerns  Frontier Protection  Mexican Threat  Thomas Rusk and the army discharge and furlough  Texas Rangers  Cherokees *Deficit in the Texas Republic is $1,255,000 when they separated from Mexico

 Foreign Affairs (goal: to get recognized and to get annexed by United States)  Attempts for Annexation  Failed because of the slavery issue  Andrew Jackson is president of U.S. *Foreign recognition and Great Britain -Acknowledge Texas and provide financial institutions in Mexico and Texas -Great Britain supported slavery

 Domestic Concerns  Attempts at creating a consistent school system (fails)  Homestead Act of encourages families to live in Texas (very successful)  Indian Policy --very negative aspect of presidency *forced Cherokee out of Texas which causes the Cherokee War of East Texas (1839)