MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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It opened Texas A&M and the University of Texas.
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It set aside public land for public schools and two universities.
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It opened Baylor University in 1845.
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It approved the borrowing of money from the United States to pay for public schools.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What action did the Texas Congress take that supported Mirabeau Lamar’s goal of improving education? Congress responded by setting aside nearly 18, 000 acres (7, 284 hectares) of public land in each county for the support of public schools and two universities.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Lamar wanted to create a public school system and a first-class university in Texas. At his urging, Congress gave each county almost 18, 000 acres of land to sell to pay for schools. Congress also set aside land to be sold to fund a university.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lamar believed that Texas greatness rested on the establishment of public education. Under Lamar’s leadership, Texas began to set aside public lands that could be used as an endowment for an educational system. Nearly worthless at the time, the land would one day fund schools, colleges, and world-famous universities.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the goals of Mirabeau Lamar differ from the goals of Sam Houston? Lamar wanted Texas to remain independent of the United States. Lamar wanted to gain foreign recognition of Texas’s independence. Lamar wanted to reduce public debt.
Detailed explanation-5: -Texas president Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar asks Navarro to serve as commissioner of the Texas Santa Fé Expedition. The expedition aims to take control of the eastern part of New Mexico and make it part of the Texas Republic.