7th Grade Texas History Final Exam

1st president of the Texas Republic was

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• William B. Travis

• Elm Johnson

Mirabeau Lamar made the following except:

• increased military spending

• more spending on education

• Native American lands

• less spending on food

The capital of the Texas Republic ______________________ was moved and renamed _____________________

• San Antonio; Austin

• Houston; Austin

• Dallas; Houston

• Lamar City; Dallas

Which country threatened the U.S. with war if Texas was annexed?

• Spain

• Canada

• Mexico

• Cuba

Texan Annexation was delayed because

• U.S. citizens did not want Texas to become part of the U.S.

• The Americans did want Texas lands

• Texas would have to be split into 5 states when entering instead one one

• Texans did not want to speak English and would have to be forced to

"The Father of Education" in Texas was

• Anson Jones

• Elmo Jones

• Handsome Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

Texan president who wanted less spending, no navy, better treaties with the Native Americans, and whose slogan would have been "Peace is cheaper" is

• Davy Crockett

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Pro-war, pro-education, pro-Texas strength and whose presidential slogan could have been "Make Texas Great Again" is

• William B. Travis

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeu Lamar

• Anson Jones

At the time of Annexation, _______________ was legal in Texas

• speaking English

• tariffs

• yaxes

• slavery

Texas would have to give up its ________________ lands in order to be joined to the U.S.

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Southwest