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Mirabeau B. Lamar
2nd President of Texas
1st President – 1 year termLater – 3 year term; not 2 terms in a row
Texas Presidency
Houston vs Lamar
Houston Peace with
Mexico and Native Americans
Spent little $ as President
Promoted Annexation to U.S.
Lamar Wanted to rid
Texas of N.Americans – more land for Anglos
Spend $ on military expeditions
Remain independent
“If peace can be obtained only by the sword, let the sword do its work.”
Lamar
Council House Fight
Comanche vs. TexansComanche – agree to release prisoners but only give up one Texans attack the leadersComanche retaliate and the Battle of Plum Creek 80-100 Comanche die in the fight
Battle of Plum Creek
Lamar – if it hurt Mexico it
helped Texas
Issues with New Mexico Lamar wanted to claim
the territory as Texas
Santa Fe Expedition
Lamar moved the capital to an
area near the small community of Waterloo
Named after Stephen F. Austin (Austin)
New Capital
Lamar contributed to public
education with land 18,000 acres of land in each
county for public schools
“Father of Education in Texas”
Education
The value of redbacks went
down to almost nothing Public debt increased to $7
million
Financial Difficulties
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