III The Republic ReconsideredDomestic AffairsOrganizing a GovernmentToo many hard headed people in one spotKnew it wouldn’t last: aimed for annexationControlling the armyDuelingExpedition failuresSanta FeMier expeditionRogue officersBeing followed by mexican hatersLocation of the capitalMaintain a state govtKept records safeEducationLamar’s dreaming led to the proposal of land grantsProvide both land and revenue to bring universitiesPass : FailEconomyFailTerrible debtInflation, rampant paper currency,Taxes guaranteed nothingAtleast Houston cut his pay with everyone elseGutted militaryNearly balanced budget - operating at a 10th of expendituresForeign Affairs Success?IndiansPass : FailCouldn’t maintain good relationships with themCordova RebellionCherokee collaborationTwo different ideas in power: Houston and LamarThis is a mixed bag for all kinds of reasonsHouston’s policies and efforts to reduce friction ended the tension between whites and Indians for the most partEuropePASSEarly success with recognitionFrance - recognized them as an independent power and signed the Treaty of Friendship from 1839.Quickly followed by Britain and Belgium and HollandLoans?SNOPE!Mixed bag of problemsNeed recognition to get loans. Got recognition, just not loansMexicoNever really got Mexico’s recognitionBrits brought back a proposal that Mexico would recognize Texas IF there was no annexation.The USGet recognition and a small loanUltimately get annexationEnded the RepublicPass?The War with MexicoTwo days after Polk took office on March 6, 1845Mexico broke diplomatic relations with the United StatesAt this point, Mexico still maintains that Texas is theirs that its never recognized its independenceIn fact, it couldn’t be independent because only an official public recognition would officially legitimize it’s status as independentJust a rogue state in rebellion until thenThe public and secret treaties of Velasco was that it did achieve a defacto armistice in that it got the mexican troops to pull back, Texas troops wouldn’t go 5 leagues of the retreating mexican troopsNo major battles or skirmishes erupted after San Jacinto up until this timeThe US even suggesting or talking about what Sam Houston is saying makes Mexico nervous and a little angryThe US publicly talking about this is gonna change Mexico’s attitudeTexas’s annexation by the US meant that the US was contemplating seizing a massive chunk of Mexican geography which they considered an act of war.One sovereign nation is talking about taking another sovereign nations huge chunk of land, is from Mexico’s eyes an act of warPresident Polk, in agreement with manifest destiny, and seeing eventual annexation of Texas as a formalitySent John Slidell down to Mexico to try to negotiate an agreement on a boundary finally and formally at the Rio GrandeAlso instructed Slidell to offer Mexico a maximum of 25 million dollars for CaliforniaMexican govt rejected Slidell’s mission and sent him packingAnson Jones of the Rep of Texas called together a joint session of congress to vote on annexationVote passed in congress and the public29 Dec 1845, US officially annexes Texas.Slidell at this point hints that the Mexican reluctance to negotiate might be motivated if the president would display a show of forceJan 1846, Polk ordered gen Zach Taylor to position himself with 4000 men along the Rio GrandeAs far as the Mexicans are concerned, this is inside Mexican territorySees it as an invasion into MexicoMexican govt learns of US troop movement onto Mexican soil, they order a counter movement of their own and on April 25 of 1846, Mexican troops stationed at Matamoros cross the river and ambush American patrol.President Polk, seizes upon the incident as an excuse to secure from Congress a declaration of war on the grounds that American blood was shed on American soilUS sees this as American soilCongress agreesMay 13, 1846, they declare war on MexicoContext in which the stuff unfoldedThe whites and blacks take on the murderRelations in the communityHIST 226 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture Houston’s second presidencyElection of 1841Lone Star FinancesIndian policiesTrouble with MexicoOther WoesAnnexationThe TreatyJoint ResolutionOutline of Current Lecture Pass/Fail of Topics Concerning Texas GovernmentThe War with MexicoPolk’s WarCurrent Lecture← III The Republic Reconsidered- Domestic Affairso Organizing a Government Too many hard headed people in one spot Knew it wouldn’t last: aimed for annexationo Controlling the army Dueling Expedition failures Santa Fe Mier expedition Rogue officers Being followed by mexican haterso Location of the capital Maintain a state govt Kept records safeo Education Lamar’s dreaming led to the proposal of land grants Provide both land and revenue to bring universities Pass : Fail o Economy Fail Terrible debt Inflation, rampant paper currency,  Taxes guaranteed nothing Atleast Houston cut his pay with everyone else Gutted military Nearly balanced budget - operating at a 10th of expenditures- Foreign Affairs Success?o Indians Pass : Fail Couldn’t maintain good relationships with them Cordova Rebellion Cherokee collaboration Two different ideas in power: Houston and Lamar This is a mixed bag for all kinds of reasons Houston’s policies and efforts to reduce friction ended the tension between whites and Indians for the most parto Europe PASS Early success with recognition France - recognized them as an independent power and signedthe Treaty of Friendship from 1839. Quickly followed by Britain and Belgium and Holland Loans? SNOPE! Mixed bag of problems Need recognition to get loans. Got recognition, just not loanso Mexico Never really got Mexico’s recognition Brits brought back a proposal that Mexico would recognize Texas IF there was no annexation.o The US Get recognition and a small loan Ultimately get annexation Ended the Republic Pass?- The War with Mexicoo Two days after Polk took office on March 6, 1845 Mexico broke diplomatic relations with the United States At this point, Mexico still maintains that Texas is theirs that its never recognized its independence In fact, it couldn’t be independent because only an official public recognition would