MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He wanted peace with them.
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He wanted them to leave Texas.
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He wanted war them.
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He didn’t trust them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Houston opposed such action and supported a peaceful solution. He wanted to avoid a full-scale Indian war, which the Republic could not afford. Houston sympathized with Indians’ desire to control their land. During the Texas Revolution, he had negotiated a treaty guaranteeing the Cherokees land in East Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -As president of the Republic of Texas, Houston developed policies to provide trading opportunities, safety, and peace for Native Americans. Throughout the last years of his presidency, Houston asserted the right of Native Americans to own land.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sam Houston was elected again as president in 1841. He began diplomatic initiatives to bring peace to the frontier. In 1843, a grand council held at Bird’s Fort with several tribes, including the Cherokees, resulted in a treaty that was ratified by the Texas Senate and signed into law on February 3, 1844.
Detailed explanation-4: -The government also appointed three commissioners to deal with the Indians, including Sam Houston, an adopted member of the Cherokee nation. In February 1836, Houston negotiated a treaty with the Cherokees and other East Texas bands.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Akokisa were the indigenous tribe that lived on Galveston Bay and the lower Trinity and San Jacinto rivers in Texas, primarily in the present-day Greater Houston area.