MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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Houston wanted peaceful relations with both Native Americans and Mexico; Lamar did not.
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Houston increased spending by the Texas government in comparison to Lamar.
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Houston abandoned Lamar’s policy of pursuing annexation by the United States.
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Houston wanted to increase the power of the Texas navy. Lamar wanted to sell the ships.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Like most white Texans, Lamar did not accept the idea of coexistence with Indian tribes within Texas. Instead of Sam Houston’s policy of negotiation and conciliation, Lamar proposed to drive the Indians out of the areas of white settlement and to aggressively go after the Comanches.
Detailed explanation-2: -Houston was known to be more extravagant in all that he did, he dressed really nice and had a frontier reputation. On the other hand Lamar was more kept to himself, he didn’t care to be a show off, he rather focus on more relaxing hobbies like reading poetry.
Detailed explanation-3: -While Houston tried to cut back on government spending and reduce the debt Texas owed, Lamar spent money that Texas did not have, consequently raising the debt ever higher during his term of presidency. Houston wanted to keep peace with the Native Americans, but Lamar believed that Texas should be rid of them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Essay: How did Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston work to establish Texas as a nation recognized by other countries? Sam Houston sent William H. Wharton and Memucan Hunt to Washington, D.C. to convince U.S. leaders that Texas should be recognized. The United States finally granted recognition to Texas in March 1837.