<span>The correct answer is C. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison formed the Democratic-Republican Party. The party was formed to oppose the Federalist Party, which, at the time, controlled much of the government. Many political scientists and historians consider the Democratic-Republican Party as the predecessor to the modern Republican Party.</span>
Texas was annexed by the United States in 1846 and war broke out again with Mexico, Lamar joined the U.S. Army. He fought in the battle of Monterrey and helped organize a municipal government in Laredo. In his later years, Lamar traveled, wrote poetry, and spoke out in support of slavery in the South.
To serve and protect the states
