Contributions and Rights in the Republic of Texas

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Which document insured a set of rights Texas citizens had under the new Republic of Texas?

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Constitution of 1836

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Inference from the headline "Lamar's Indian Policy Costing Texans Lives and Money" in the 1830s?

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Texas had freedom of the press, and newspapers could criticize the government

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Mirabeau Lamar is remembered for all of the following EXCEPT —
- favoring westward expansion
- relocating the capital to Austin
- developing the educational system

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serving as the Republic's first president

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Anson Jones was a leader of which of the following?

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Texas when it was a republic

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What would you find in Texas in the 1840s that was not there in the 1820s?

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public schools

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Who MOST likely wrote this letter?

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Sam Houston

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Form of government chosen by Texans after obtaining freedom from Mexico to ensure political freedom.

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Republic

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Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attacks AFTER the Texas Revolution?

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Texas Rangers

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After Texas became a republic, certain rights were put into place. Included in these was the right to own land, however this right was not given to all groups. While Sam Houston wanted to include the right to own their lands in treaties he made with the __________, these groups were not guaranteed in the Constitution. Neither were the rights of African Americans, many of whom were __________ who had no rights, including the right to own land. Which terms best complete the paragraph?

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Native Americans...slaves

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During the presidency of Mirabeau B. Lamar, the Texas Rangers —

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waged war against the American Indians