Sam Houston's 1st Term as Republic of Texas President

Who was the first, elected-by-the-people, president of the Republic of Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin
• David G. Burnett
• Sam Houston
• Anson Jones

How long did Houston's first term last?

• 1836-1838
• 1838-1840
• 1840-1842
• 1840-1845

Who served as the first, elected-by-the-people, vice president of the Republic of Texas?

• Lorenzo de Zavala
• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Stephen F. Austin
• Erastus "Deaf" Smith

Which of the following was NOT a problem Houston encountered during his first term as president?

• Debt (over $1,000,000)
• Mexican refusal to accept TX independence
• Threats from Native Americans
• Cholera epidemic

What was Houston's solution to the problems the Republic was facing?

• War with Mexico
• Annexation into the US
• Ignore all problems until they resolve themselves
• War with the US

Who served as the Secretary of State during Houston's first term as president?

• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Stephen F. Austin
• Anson Jones
• John Davis Bradburn

When Anson Jones asked the US Congress to annex Texas, they said something like,

• "Yes! Welcome to America!"
• "No!  You belong to Mexico!"
• "We won't be deciding now....Sorry!"
• "No! You would be a slave state."

When annexation to the US fell through, Houston chose to

• take back the request to annex TX.
• wait for the US to decide on annexation.
• ask Santa Anna if they could rejoin Mexico.
• through a big baby fit!

What did Houston do to help Texas with their financial problems?

• Stop/Reduce government spending as much as possible
• Issue promissory notes (star money)
• Both

When Felix Huston arrived from the US with 500-700 soldiers ready to fight Mexico, Sam Houston chose to...

• prepare for war with Mexico.
• send the troops back home so he wouldn't have to pay them.
• hide the troops along the border in case Mexico attacked again.
• make the soldiers citizens of the Republic of Texas.