Republic of Texas

As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?

• He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.
• Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.
• He wanted to reduce the public debt.
• Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.

Why is Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the “Father of Texas Education”?

• He persuaded Congress to set aside acreage for public schools in each county.
• Because he was a college professor.
• He forced all Texas residents to pay a school tax for each child in the family.
• His father was the president of Harvard.

How is Mary Maverick important to the tourist industry in San Antonio today?

• She is partly responsible for the preservation and restoration of the Alamo.
• She was instrumental in getting the River Walk built.
• Her family owns Fiesta Texas.
• She is the mayor of San Antonio.

How did the Santa Fe Expedition increase tensions between Texas and Mexico?

• Mexico was mad because Lamar had ordered troops to cross the Rio Grande to pursue Mexican forces. 
• The Mexican government attempted to take over Santa Fe.
• Lamar sent troops to secure land in the New Mexico territory.
• Mexican forces teamed with Cherokee to attack Texans.

What event caused the Texas capital to remain in Austin?

• The Santa Fe Expedition
• The Cordova Rebellion
• The Archives War
• The Battle of Walker's Creek

As president of Texas, why did Dr. Anson Jones say, “The Republic of Texas is no more.”  on Feb. 19th, 1846?

• That was the day Texas was annexed and became the 28th state in the United States of America.
• That was the day Mexican forces defeated Texas forces at the Rio Grande.
• Great Britain had finally taken Texas as a protectorate.
• That was the day that Texas became known as Coahuila y Tejas.

How did the Treaty of Velasco contribute to the Mexican War?

• The Treaty of Velasco called for Mexican forces to attack Texas in the event that Polk became president of the United States.
• The Treaty of Velasco allowed Mexican troops to cross the Rio Grande without fault.
• The Treaty of Velasco placed the Texas border at the Rio Grande and Mexico refused to honor it.
• Pancho Villa had signed the Treaty of Velasco and refused to honor it.

Why did Mexico refuse to acknowledge the Treaties of Velasco?

• The Mexican government had executed Santa Anna.
• They felt Santa Anna only signed them because he feared for his life.
• Velasco was an enemy of the Mexican Army.
• There was no Treaty of Velasco

What problems did every president of Texas face?

• Problems with American Indians
• Large public debt
• Problems with Mexico
• All answers correct

The president who had the best relationship with Texas Indians

• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Sam Houston
• George Bush
• Rick Perry