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| Sam Houston | 1st President of Republic of Texas |
| Mirabeau B. Lamar | 2nd President of Republic of Texas |
| Problems Texas had while it was a Republic: | debt, threats from Mexico, & Native American raids |
| Why did President Lamar change the capital of Texas? | Wanted to put it in a location more at the center of Texas |
| TWO Reasons why the US didn't want to annex Texas: | Texas was a slave territory & US didn't want problems with Mexico over Texas |
| TWO Reasons why Texas wanted to be annexed by the US: | Texas wanted help with their debt & already had many Americans living in its territory |
| Annex | to join or become a part of |
| Veto | to nullify or cancel out a proposed law |
| Texas becomes the ___ state of the U.S. | 28th |
| Bicameral | two houses or branches of government |
| Constitution | a document that outlines the positions of government and their powers |
| President Lamar was known as ... | the father of education in Texas |
| As the 1st president of Texas, Sam Houston did the following: | tried to pay back debt and formed good relationships with Native Americans and the US |
| Executive Branch of Texas Goverment | enforces the law and includes the position of governor of Texas |
| Legislative Branch of Texas Government | makes the laws and includes the State Congress of Texas |
| Judicial Branch of Texas Government | interprets the laws and includes the State Supreme Court of Texas |
