The Lone Star Republic : Houston Regains Presidency

______A Policy of Economy ______
Sam Houston defeated David G. Burnet for the presidency. ______
Houston disliked Lamar’s policies and wanted to undo the damage. The ______major issues during Houston’s second term were: ______–The budget ______–Threat of invasion from Mexico ______–Annexation by the United States ______
Houston eliminated dozens of government positions and cut the size of the ______navy. He tried to sell the navy ships, but angry citizens prevented the sale. ______
Despite these attempts to cut costs, the debt of the republic increased, largely ______due because of the high interest that had to be paid. ______A Temporary Peace ______
Houston also tried to renew peaceful and fair dealings with Native ______Americans. ______
In a letter, Houston wrote: “Neither the Indians nor the whites shall pass into ______the territory of the other without lawful permission… should a white man kill ______an Indian or commit any crime upon an Indian on his property… he shall be ______punished by laws of the republic.” ______
Treaties signed with various Native American groups ensured a period of ______calm for several years. ______Invasion Triggers the Archives War ______
In March 1842 a Mexican army of about 500 soldiers, commanded by ______General Rafael Vasquez, invaded Texas and occupied San Antonio, Goliad, ______and Refugio. ______
Although Vasquez with drew after several days, many Texans panicked. ______
President Houston declared a public emergency and tried to save the ______government archives, or official documents, by moving them from Austin to ______Houston. ______
Many Austin residents suspected that Houston intended to move the capital ______from Austin permanently. ______
When government officials tried to move the archives, some Austin ______residents, led by Angelina Eberly, fired on them. ______
This skirmish, called the Archives War, ended with the archives- and the ______capital – remaining in Austin. ______Woll Invades Texas ______
In September 1842, Mexican forces of about 1,400 invaded Texas again and ______occupied San Antonio. They were led by General Adrian Woll. ______
After some heavy fighting, Woll’s army was driven out of Texas. ______
The Mexican army trapped Captain Nicholas Dawson. Dawson and about 35 ______volunteers were killed. ______

______The Mier Expedition ______
The Woll invasion angered Texans and the citizens demanded that President ______Houston take action. ______
In November 1842, Houston ordered General Alexander Somervell and a ______militia of 750 to patrol the area from San Antonio to Laredo. ______
When Somervell's forces reached Laredo, they found no signs of the ______Mexican army, so Somervell ordered his soldiers back to Gonzales. ______
About 300 soldiers did not agree with this decision and instead marched, ______under Colonel William S. Fisher, to the Rio Grande and attacked a Mexican ______town of Mier. ______
The Texans expected an easy victory, but surrendered after 2 days of ______fighting. ______The Drawing of the Black Beans ______
The Mexican army began to march their captives to Mexico City, but the ______Texans overpowered the guards and escaped. The Texans lost their way in the ______mountains and some died of starvation and exposure. ______
Mexican troops recaptured the survivors about a week later. ______
Santa Anna ordered every tenth Texan executed as punishment for their ______escape attempt. ______
To determine which men would be executed, the prisoners were ordered to ______draw beans from a jar. ______
Those who drew black beans were shot; those who drew white beans were ______marched to prison in Mexico City. ______Feuds Lead to Unrest in East Texas ______
Houston also had to deal with trouble that developed in East Texas from ______1839 to 1844 near the old Neutral Ground Territory. ______
The feud between the settlers- the Regulators and the Moderators – had been ______fighting for several years. ______
Each group had formed to keep law and order because there were few local ______officials available to do so. ______
As a result of the conflict, property was burned and several people were ______murdered. ______
Local law enforcement tried but could not stop the feud. ______
In August 1844, the situation worsened and spread to surrounding counties in ______Texas and Louisiana. ______
Houston sent 600 soldiers into the area to bring about peace.
Houston himself traveled there and reminded the settlers that they were all Texans and should not fight each other. He persuaded both sides to end the Regulator – Moderator War.

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