1. Unit 6

2. The first president of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston

3. The second president of the Republic of Texas Mirabeau Lamar

4. Sam Houston called this man “The Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin

5. This Texas president wanted to join the United States Sam Houston

6. The Father of Education Mirabeau Lamar

7. Sam Houston’s and Mirabeau Lamar’s treatment of Native Americans was: Very different

8. This group assisted settlers with Indian conflicts: Texas Rangers

9. This Texas president thought Native Americans should leave Texas: Mirabeau Lamar

10. This Texas president wanted the capital in Houston: Sam Houston

11. This was the theme of Lamar’s presidency: education

12. This Texas president wanted the capitol in Austin: Mirabeau Lamar

13. This was the result of Lamar’s Santa Fe Expedition: Mexico invaded Texas.

14. This is what happened to Texan prisoners in Mier who picked black beans: They got shot.

15. This is why Sam Houston did not run for president two consecutive times: It was against the Constitution.

16. U.S. President James Polk was in favor of the annexation of: Texas

17. Three major reasons why the U.S. delayed annexing Texas:

18. 1. Mexico did not recognize Texas Independence.

19. 2. Texas was a slave state.

20. 3. Texas had a high debt.

21. Angelina Eberly led this war … The Archives War

22. The Archives War kept the capitol in this city: Austin

23. Some Anglos thought that Mexican Texans favored this country: Mexico

24. The last president of the Republic of Texas: Anson Jones

25. This is what the 1845 joint resolution did: It made Texas a state.

26. The Texas Constitution of 1845 protected: slavery

27. The U.S. president at this time James Polk

28. This was the idea that the U.S. would expand from coast to coast: Manifest Destiny

29. President Polk sent this man to Mexico to try to buy land for $30 million. John Slidell

30. The disputed land in Texas was between these two rivers: The Nueces and the Rio Grande

31. Fighting between the U.S. and Mexico began when President Polk sent troops across this river: The Nueces River

32. Three causes of the Mexican- American War:

33. 1. Westward expansion of trade

34. 2. A dispute over the Texas boundary

35. 3. The Annexation of Texas

36. In the Mexican-American War, there were this many battles. Ten

37. This general led troops to the Rio Grande Zachary Taylor

38. This general led troops to Mexico City: Winfield Scott

39. This is where the treaty was signed. Guadalupe-Hidalgo

40. According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the south boundary of Texas was this river: Rio Grande

41. Represented farmers & laborers The Democratic party

42. This group represented business & commercial interests The Whig Party