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Instructor E-Sources PowerPoint™ Presentation Chapter 4 Launching a Nation, 1836-1848. The History of Texas Harlan Davidson, Inc. Learning Outcomes (4). understand the political & social process of creating a nation think about the Social, Economic, & Diplomatic challenges facing Texas - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1History of Texas, 4e© 2007, Harlan Davidson, Inc.
Instructor E-Sources
PowerPoint™ Presentation Chapter 4
Launching a Nation, 1836-1848
The History of TexasThe History of TexasHarlan Davidson, Inc.Harlan Davidson, Inc.
2History of Texas, 4e© 2007, Harlan Davidson, Inc.
Learning Outcomes (4)
• understand the political & social process of creating a nation
• think about the Social, Economic, & Diplomatic challenges facing Texas
• be able to chronicle events leading to the Mexican War
• anticipate the implications of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Chapter 4
Launching a Nation, 1836-1848• The New NationThe New Nation
• ChallengesChallenges– FinancesFinances– IndiansIndians– InfrasturctureInfrasturcture
• Governing the RepublicGoverning the Republic
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Politics in Republican Texas
• RepublicanismRepublicanism– The politics of cautionThe politics of caution
• Diplomatic recognitionDiplomatic recognition• Fiscal issuesFiscal issues
– The politics of actionThe politics of action• Mirabeau B. LamarMirabeau B. Lamar• The Santa Fe ExpeditionThe Santa Fe Expedition• EducationEducation
– RetrenchmentRetrenchmentMirabeau B. Lamar
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
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The People of Texas
• Demographic growthDemographic growth
• The rise of townsThe rise of towns– Established communities Established communities
& new towns & new towns– ImmigrationImmigration– CommerceCommerce
• Farms, plantations, Farms, plantations, & ranches & ranches
6 o’clock a.m. Military Plaza San Antonio
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Social & Economic Challenges
• A diverse peopleA diverse people– TexiansTexians– IndiansIndians– TejanosTejanos
• Economic lifeEconomic life– EducationEducation– TransportationTransportation
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Diplomatic Challenges
• Recognition in EuropeRecognition in Europe– France, 1839France, 1839– Great Britain, 1840Great Britain, 1840
• Friction with Mexico– Imperial dreams– The “Mier Expedition”
• Annexation
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War with Mexico • Overtures
– General Zachery Taylor on the Rio Grande– Envoy John Slidell
• Interpreting the war– Mexican belligerency, irrationality & Anglo-phobia– Manipulations by President Polk– U.S. expansionism– Revisionism
• Mexico: national preservation• Polk provoked war
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War with Mexico
• The U.S. war plan– Invade New Mexico & California – Invade Northern Mexico– Invade Central Mexico
• Texans & the war
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• A hostile legacy?
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End of the Lone Star Republic
• Changes between 1836-1848Changes between 1836-1848– Anglo Americans– Tejanos– Regionalism
• The Repubican Legacy
• Texas & the United States
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Key Words & Terms (4)
David G. BurnetRepublicanismThomas J. RuskWilliam H. WhartonSam HoustonMirabeau B. LamarSanta Fe expeditionHomestead Act of 1839Henri CastroPrince Carl von Solms-BraunfelsAugustus C. & John K. AllenConstitution of 1836Texian“Regulators”
“Moderators”Cherokees in TexasDuwaliCouncil House FightJohn Coffee “Jack” HaysCount Alphonse de SalignyMier ExpeditionannexationMexican WarJohn SlidellGeneral Zachary TaylorWilliam A. “Big Foot” WallaceTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoAnson Jones
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