A. leader of the rebellion at Fredonia

B. commander of the garrison at Goliad

C. president and military leader of Mexico

D. founder and mayor of San Antonio

President Sam Houston attempted to prevent new conflict with Mexico.

Stephen F. Austin worked as an empresario to increase settlement in Texas.

President Abraham Lincoln signed a law to end slavery in the United States.

President Mirabeau B. Lamar set aside land to be used for public schools and universities.

It demonstrated that few people could resist the superior military strength of the Mexican army.

It showed the Mexican government that the Texas army was well armed and equipped.

It proved to Texans that the Mexican army could be defeated and independence achieved.

It motivated the United States to support the independence of Texas.

Focused on pushing the American Indians further west.

Decrease debt.

Building new capital.

Selecting a capital.

Texas was at war with Mexico.

Texas would remain an independent territory in the U.S.

The United States would be responsible for the money Texas owed.

Texas would be allowed to remain a sovereign nation.

At the time of the Republic, Texas covered more land area than it does now.

At the time of the Republic, Texas included what is now California.

At the time of the Republic, Texas included parts of what is now Oklahoma.

At the time of the Republic, Texas eastern border was approximately what it is now.

built irrigation systems for Texas farmers

protect Texans from American Indian tribes

return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms

establish a prison system for the Texas justice system

the expansion of slavery

the threat of war with Spain

competition of the transcontinental railroad through Texas

The Battle of the Alamo

Rio Grande

Nueces River

Mississippi River

Colorado River

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