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