MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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built irrigation systems for Texas farmers
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protect Texans from American Indian tribes
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return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms
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establish a prison system for the Texas justice system
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Texas Revolution in 1836, the provisional government authorized the first official, government-sanctioned Ranger force to patrol the Texas frontier and protect settlers from raids by American Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary purpose of the Texas Rangers was to protect Texans from American Indians. President Houston believed the best American Indian policy was to make peace with each American Indian group. President Sam Houston did not run for a second consecutive term because the constitution forbade it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Texas Rangers were part of another agency but their duties essentially were the same as they had been for years. Rangers were called upon to enforce the state’s laws, with particular emphasis on felony crimes, gambling and narcotics. Rangers also were used in riot suppression and in locating fugitives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The force, to be organized by the governor, was created “for the purpose of protecting the frontier against marauding or thieving parties, and for the suppression of lawlessness and crime throughout the state.” Ranger Captains picked their own men, who had to furnish their own horses and could dress as they choose.