Republic of Texas

What major problem did the Republic of Texas have with Mexico?

• Mexico refused to recognize Texas independence.

• Mexico was trying to sell Texas to the United States.

• The Mexican army was arresting all government officials.

• Mexico passed a new law ordering all Anglo Americans to leave Texas permanently.

Which of the following did Texans NOT vote for in the election of 1836?

• the republics first leaders

• to approve the constitution

• to increase funding for the Texas military

• to attempt to join the United States

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the republic's financial difficulties?

• large public debt

• few sources of revenue

• printing too much paper money

• trade deficits with France

What was the primary reason annexation was blocked by the United States in 1836?

• the United States did not have the money to purchase Texas

• northerners did not want to annex a large slave-holding state

• the United States did not want to continue expanding west

• the United States did not want to annex just Texas, they wanted all of Mexico

During Houston's first administration, what town became the capital of Texas for three years?

• Columbia

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

• Velasco

• Houston

Who secretly raised a force of Tejanos and Native Americans to rebel against the Republic of Texas?

• Vicente Cordova

• Juan Seguin

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Jose Antonio Navarro

What prevented Sam Houston from running for a second term as president immediately after his first term?

• he was in ill health and wanted time to get better

• he wanted to travel to the U.S. to convince them to annex Texas

• the constitution did not permit back to back terms

• he thought Lamar would continue his polices when he left office

What was the cause of the Council House Fight?

• the Comanches only brought one white captive, instead of all their captives

• the Texans planned an ambush as revenge for the raids on settlements

• the Comanche attacked to show the Texas what would happen if they kept trying to take their land

• the two sides could not agree on a peace arrangement

Who was the Cherokee chief that signed a treaty with Sam Houston and was killed at the Battle of Neches?

• George Sims

• Chief Taita

• Chief Bowles

• Alexander Somervell

Lamar interpreted the Treaties of Velasco to mean that...

• the war with Mexico was not over because Santa Anna was still in power.

• Texas could not be admitted to the United States.

• that Texas owned Santa Fe because it was east of the Rio Grande.

• all Native Americans were supposed to leave Texas.