TX20 - Republic of Texas

A woman named Mary Maverick grew up in Texas during the years of the republic. Historians have learned about daily life in Texas from items she recorded. Which of these formats was most likely used by Mary to record the events of her life?

• diaries and journals

• Facebook posts

• video recordings

• digital photographs

Why would President Sam Houston be AGAINST building a navy for Texas?

• it would be expensive, and would drain the finances of Texas

• it would probably anger the U.S.

• it would take at least 5 years to create a useful navy

• it would never be strong enough to defend against pirates in the Gulf

The best way to move supplies and people during this time period was using boats on the water. Which of these cities was located on the Texas coast and was used as a port to move supplies and people in and out of Texas?

• Galveston

• Richardson

• Amarillo

• Dallas

Which of these groups was used to protect Texans from local American Indian tribes?

• the Texas Rangers

• the Old Three Hundred

• the Texas Navy

• the ad interim government

Mirabeau B. Lamar served as the 2nd President of Texas [after Sam Houston's first term]. During his presidency, Lamar sent a group of soldiers and settlers to establish a western boundary of Texas. What was this journey called? [hint: this plan was a total failure, with most of the participants being killed by Comanche Indians or captured by the Mexican army]

• the "Santa Fe Expedition"

• the "Fredonian Rebellion"

• the "Archives War"

• the "Western Boundary Group"

Most of the Texans favored annexation because most of them had come from the U.S. originally, and because the U.S. could provide protection from foreign dangers. However, the U.S. did NOT annex Texas right away because...

• the annexation of Texas would likely start a war between the U.S. and Mexico

• the U.S. did NOT want to add another "slave state", since slavery was already a big issue

• BOTH of these answers are correct

The "Council House Fight" and the "Cordova Rebellion" are two examples of conflicts that happened during Lamar's presidency. What group was President Lamar's administration fighting against in both of these conflicts? [hint: Lamar wanted to completely remove these people from Texas]

• Native American tribes

• the Texas Rangers

• the Mexican government

• Tejanos

One of the biggest issues that was faced in the Republic of Texas was...

• the debt [money Texas owed other countries] was rising

• gold had been found in the mountains of west Texas

• American Indians had killed two of the Texas presidents in battle

• the Texans were fighting a war against the country of Spain

Which list shows the Presidents of Texas [in chronological order]?

• 1st - Sam Houston

  2nd - Mirabeau B. Lamar

  3rd - Sam Houston

• 1st - Stephen F. Austin

  2nd - Sam Houston

  3rd - William B. Travis

• 1st - Sam Houston

  2nd - Moses Austin

  3rd - David G. Burnet

• 1st - Mirabeau B. Lamar

  2nd - Sam Houston

  3rd - Santa Anna

What "nickname" was given to the incident where Texan prisoners had to pick beans from a jar to determine if they lived or died?

• the Drawing of the Black Beans

• the Texan Prisoners and the Beans

• the Bean Incident

• the Picking of the Execution Beans