Texas History 14.3

The Texas Constitution of 1836 guaranteed religious freedom.

• True
• False

In 1839 and 1840, Texas President Mirabeau Lamar set aside land for public education.

• True
• False

Tejanos and immigrants from Mexico held festivals reflecting important religiousand cultural traditions.

• True
• False

Writer Mary A. Maverick wrote fictional accounts about life in the republic.

• True
• False

Starting in the 1830s, ferries came into use in the republic.

• True
• False

Which of the following hurt the republic’s economic growth?

• travel conditions
• lack of industries
• reduction of plantations
• decrease in population

How did Texans build a tradition of a free press?

• by writing about daily life in journals and other publications
• by obtaining news from travelers
• by expressing their opinions about Texas government and leaders in newspaper articles
• by increasing contact through railroad expansion

Which of the following developed from the cattle industry?

• lumber and saw mills
• farm output and grist mills
• wainwright and wheelwright trades
• hide and tallow trades

What was an expensive but popular way of traveling in the republic before the construction of railroads?

• by animal-pulled cart
• by stagecoach
• . on horseback
• on foot

As settlements and towns in the republic grew, what need increased?

• the need for professionals, such as doctors, teachers, and ministers
• the need for a change in Texas’s land grant policies
• the need for more farmers
• the need to limit the number of new settlers allowed