Unit 5: Houston and Lamar

Draw

circle your choice

(Ad Interim)

Multiple Choice

Which branch of the government did the President and his cabinet members belong to?

• Legislative branch
• Judicial branch
• Executive branch

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Multiple Choice

When the Senate refused to ratify (approve) Sam Houston's treaty with the Cherokees, which principle of government was this?

• Checks and balances
• Popular sovereignty
• Federalism
• Individual Rights

Poll

Sam Houston was naive to believe the Texans and Native could ever coexist peacefully

• yes

• no

Match

Match the following

• Mirabeau Lamar

Sam Houston's Vice President

Sam Houston's policy toward the Natives

Houston's policy towards spending

• Sam Houston's Vice President

• Sam Houston's policy toward the Natives

• Houston's policy towards spending

Sam Houston's Spectacular Farewell | Houstonia Magazine

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Multiple Choice

"Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man."

What do you think Lamar meant by this quote?

• He highly valued education and its importance to the country

• He said we do not have enough money to build schools

• Lamar never received a proper education