Texas History Ch. 12 Test Review

The Secondary treaty of Velasco provided that, in exchange for his immediate release, Santa Anna would...

• free slaves in the Republic

• give land to American Indians.

• try to persuade U.S. leaders to annex Texas.

• try to persuade Mexican leaders to recognize Texas independence.

The first Texas election following the war with Mexico, Texans had to decide whether to...

• push the southern border further into Mexico.

• pursue annexation of Texas to the united States.

• execute Santa Anna.

• free slaves in the Republic.

Which of the following was not a problem faced by President Houston during his first term?

• disagreements within his cabinet about annexation

• nation debt

• growing unrest in the army

• conflicts between settlers and American Indians

Why did the panic of 1837 in the United States have an effect on Texas?

• Texas no longer collected custom duties on Texas?

• Texas traded heavily with the United States.

• Settlers moved to Texas to escape economic problems in the United States.

• Settlers moved to the United States to escape economic problems in Texas.

How did Texas officials hope the Republic's generous land policies would help Texas recover from the Revolution?

• The Republic would gain more land.

• More American Indians would settle in Texas.

• Public land could be sold to bring in revenue.

• Private land could be taxed to bring in revenue.

Which of the following groups was not guaranteed to receive land in Texas?

• single men

• veterans of the Texas Revolution

• heads of families

• African Americans

Austin was chosen to be the capital of Texas because

• it was more centrally located in Texas than Houston.

• Sam Houston liked the city.

• it had a larger population than Houston.

• it was far from Indian territory.

Which is NOT a way that Sam Houston hoped to achieve a balanced budget in his second term as president?

• He cut government jobs and salaries.

• He cut the size of the Texas army and Texas Rangers.

• He persuaded the Congress the sell the Texas navy.

• He signed trade agreements with American Indians.

One of the greatest differences between Houston and Lamar was

• that Houston was a Democrat and Lamar was a Republican

• their policies toward American Indians

• their policies about public land.

• their policies toward land titles in East Texas

The Regulator-Moderator War involved

• violence among settlers in East Texas.

• conflicts with Mexican soldiers along the Rio Grande.

• conflicts between Comanches and ranchers in West Texas.

• violence among illegal immigrants from the United States.