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The Native American Indians.
American Indians
LaSalle had problems with the Karankawa Indians of the gulf coast of Texas.
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory
The first inhabitants of Texas were Native American tribes, such as the Apache, Comanche, and Tonkawa. These tribes lived in Texas for thousands of years before European colonization.
Texas and Kansas
Some of the native American Indians that lived in Texas in 1800's include Alabama-Coushatta, Apache, Anadarko, Arapahoe, Caddo, Biloxi, Cherokee andÊChickasaw. Others include Wichita, Waco, Tigua and Tonkawa.
Oklahoma Territory
Indians
Mirabeau Lamar was the second president of the republic of Texas. During the war he was a private and a politician. During Lamar's presidency he tried to drive the American Indians out of Texas and did NOT want to be annexed with U.S.