Republic of Texas

Who was the first president of Texas?

• Jones
• Lamar
• Burnet
• Houston

Who was the first ELECTED president of Texas?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

What year did Texas win its independence?

• 1832
• 1836
• 1845
• 1860

Which treaty ended the Texas Revolution?

• Velasco
• Paris
• Versailles
• Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Which event resulted from the Comanche refusing to give up all their Texas hostages and instead bringing just one injured girl.

• Battle of Neches
• Archive War
• Council House Fight
• Treaty of Velasco

Which president of Texas is considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• War with Mexico

• The expansion of slavery

• America's territorial expansion

• Texas independence from Mexico

Which uprising in Nacogdoches was a failed attempt to bring Texas back under Mexican control?

• Battle of Neches
• Council House Fight
• Archive Wars
• Cordova Rebellion

Which President would have said the following: "The white man and the red man can not dwell in harmony together as nature forbids it."

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

Houston moved the capital to:

• Waterloo

• Austin

• Washington on the Brazos

• Houston