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Sam Houston was elected to be the first president of texas in october 1836.

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In the summer of 1838 there was a group of different cultural people that struck a rebellion against the americans

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Lamar was elected in december of 1838 with most of the voters voting for him.

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Texas sets aside land for schools -January 1839

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Texas sets aside land for schools -January 1839

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In january of 1839, texas decided to set aside land for children education.

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The war was the culmination of friction between the Cherokee, Kickapoo, and Shawnee Indians and the White settlers in Northeast Texas. There were sporadic raids by the Indians during the fall of 1838 and spring of 1839

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Lamar sends Navy to Mexico - January 1840

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Lamar sends Navy to Mexico - January 1840

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Lamar sent his army to claim western boundary of texas all of Rio Grande which included Santa Fe

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In the fight thirty Penateka Comanche leaders and warriors, as well as some five women and children of the tribe, were killed by Texas troops at San Antonio on March 19, 1840. The event is said to have hardened Comanche hostility to Whites in Texas.

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Lamar decided to explore Santa Fe in june of 1841

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Congress acknowledged that red backs are no longer as valuable as they once were, so they no longer accepted them at face value and they couldn't be used for taxes anymore

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Former president Houston beat David G. Burnet and Burnet's vice president so that he could hold a second term of presidency

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The texas archive war was a dispute between Sam Houston and the president elect Austin Houston over the current presidents attempts to make houston the capitol of texas

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Houston meets with Native tribes - October 1844

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Houston meets with Native tribes - October 1844

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Houston made a peace and trade agreement with the chief of a native tribe.

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Was well known for his skills as a doctor, businessman, congress member, and the fourth and last president of texas

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Annexation/Manifest Destiny - December 1845

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Annexation/Manifest Destiny - December 1845

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By the time Texas was admitted to the Union as a state, the idea that the United States must expand westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean had taken firm hold among people from different regions, classes, and political persuasions.