1. Ch. 12, Sections 1 & 2
The Early Republic

2. Treaties of Velasco
A. In exchange for his life, Santa Anna agreed to order Mexican troops to leave Texas.
B. In Velasco, the temporary capital of Texas, Santa Anna and David G. Burnet signed the two Treaties of Velasco on May 14, 1836.
Public Treaty included the following terms:
1. The war between Mexico and Texas was over and Texas was independent.
2. Santa Anna would not take up arms against TX.
3. All Mexican forces would withdraw beyond the Rio Grande.
4. Prisoners would be returned to their homes.
5. Mexicans would return all captured property.
6. TX leaders would promptly return Santa Anna to Mexico.

3. Treaties of Velasco Private (Secret) Treaty:
In exchange for immediate release, Santa Anna would:
1. try to persuade Mexican leaders to recognize TX independence
2. and promote the Rio Grande River as Mexico’s border with TX.
Santa Anna was held as a prisoner.
Mexican government refused to honor the terms of the treaty. (Mexico refused to acknowledge that Texas had won independence.)

4. Results of the Election of 1836
President:
Vice President:
Congress:
Constitution: Approved in election? Yes or No
Annexation: Approved in election? Yes or No
Candidates: Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and Henry Smith
Who won?
Texans elected _______ representatives
and _______ senators
Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar 30 14

5. Actions of the Republic’s First Government
Houston’s Cabinet
Secretary of State: Stephen F. Austin
Secretary of the Treasury: Henry Smith
Secretary of War: Thomas J. Rusk
Secretary of the Navy: Samuel Fisher
Court System
Chief Justice of Supreme Court: James Collinsworth
4 district courts
23 county courts
justice courts
Boundaries
Republic did not have clear boundaries
Republic claimed the Rio Grande as the border with Mexico
Mexico did not recognize this claim
Why do you think Houston named veterans of the Revolution to his cabinet?

6. Actions of the Republic’s First Government
Capital
John K. & Augustus Allen, in 1837, convinced the Texas Congress to move the capital from Columbia to Houston.
In 1837, there were 12 people living in Houston; within four months, the population grew to 1,500 people.
Land Policy
Guidelines for acquiring land in the Constitution of 1836:
Heads of families living in Texas on March 2, 1836 were given 4,606 acres of land (free)
Single men, age 17 and over, received 1,476 acres
Texans who fought in the Revolution got bonus land
After the Revolution, heads of families received 640 acres to 1,280 acres of land
Land policy would help:
generate revenue from land taxes
encourage immigration to TX
SFA only served as secretary of state for a few months. He died on Dec. 27, 1836 from pneumonia.
President Houston issued a statement expressing that nation’s loss: “The father of Texas is no more.”