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After being elected for president of Texas in 1836, it had come to a realization of the many issues Texas faced. Some issues include the deep debt Texas was in and still having to face raids from Western Texas. At this time, they continued to hold Mexican leader, Santa Anna, in prison.

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Many of the Native American groups and Tejanos were upset at Texas's independence. This anger turned into a rebellious group that was created go against Texas. Cordova's fought briefly with Anglo Americans.

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After being vice president to Sam Houston, Lamar was elected as president of Texas with much different goals than Houston. He wanted Texas to be seen as a powerful nation, so he was opposed to annexation by the U.S, he wanted to end threats made by Mexico and Native American groups. By 1839, Texas was seen as a nation by France and later on by Britain and the Netherlands.

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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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Another of President Lamar's motives was to set aside land to build schools and provide education. The government set aside 18,000 acres of public land in each county to later build schools on. They also built what is now the oldest university in Texas, Baylor University, which was founded in 1845.

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After being suspicious of the Cherokee due to their contribution in the Cordova Rebellion and possible siding with Mexico, the Texas forces fought against the Cherokees to force them out of Texas.

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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 wanted Mexico to see Texas as independent, so he created a strong Navy Force. Along the way, Lamar had ordered the Navy to aid Mexican rebels in Mexico's Yucatan province. He hoped that in return of this, Mexico would finally see Texas as independent.

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In 1840, the Comanche wanted to make a peace treaty after their raid settlements, Texans would only agree if they promised to bring back all of their white captives. When they brought back only one captive, Texas forces were holding Comanche negotiators hostage while returning the rest of the captives. The Council House Fight broke out, which resulted in the Comanche becoming very upset and aggressive with Texans for killing 35 Comanche.

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Lamar saw that New Mexico was the first step in the expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Even though not approved by congress, Lamar went through with the long brutal journey ahead. Eventually, they were stopped by Mexican troops and sent to prison. Prisoners were released in April 1842.

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When war expenses were very high, Lamar and the government issued a currency known as redbacks. They soon lost all value and meaning and became illegal to pay taxes with.

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Houston elected (again!) - December 1841

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Houston elected (again!) - December 1841

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Citizens soon returned Houston to office. After an easy election, Houston was set out to undo the damage he felt was done by Lamar. His goals were to make peace with the Natives, cutting costs of the government, and go through with annexation by the U.S.

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After calling for war out of anger due to imprisonment of the Santa Fe expedition, Texans soon got war from Mexico. Out of worry of Austin becoming under attack, Houston ordered the archives to move there. This caused the residents to fire, but the Texas Rangers did not fire back. This led to the capital and archives remaining in Austin.

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Houston meets with the Native tribes - October 1844

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Houston meets with the Native tribes - October 1844

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Making peace with the Natives was apart of Houston's goals. He met that goal once again by regaining the trust of many Native American groups, and signing peace treaties with a total of 11 of the Native groups.

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Anson Jones was elected for president in 1844. After a discussion, congress quickly agreed to accept annexation. Soon after, citizens apart of this convention wrote a new state constitution.

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Annexation/Manifest Destiny - December 1845

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Annexation/Manifest Destiny - December 1845

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Texas and the United States were signing a treaty for annexation. Then, the U.S offered Texas to join their territory and agreed to pay off the $12 million worth of debt Texas was in. In return, Texas would have to give up its claims to its public land. The treaty was signed!