The Republic of Texas

Manifest Destiny refers to:

• War with Mexico

• The expansion of slavery

• America's territorial expansion

• Texas independence from Mexico

Annexation is:

• The process of one country taking over all or part of another country

• The process of one state leaving a country

• America's plan to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• Always a hostile takeover of someone else's land

Why was Sam Houston most likely elected President of the RoT instead of SFA or Lamar?

• SFA didn't fight in the Revolution

• Lamar was unknown in Texas

• Sam Houston was a war hero

• Most people believed SFA was a coward

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the US denied annexation to the US:

• Large public debt

• It would unbalance slave and free states in the US

• America was no longer interested in Manifest Destiny

• It would cause a war with Mexico

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

Money that a government collects is called:

• Public debt

• Revenue

• Joint Resolution

• Domestic Policy

Houston moved the capital to:

• Waterloo

• Austin

• Washington on the Brazos

• Houston

Lamar was against annexation by the US because:

• He believed the RoT would become a great empire

• He was angry at America for not helping more in the Texas Revolution

Which President of the RoT increased the size of the army and created a navy?

• Houston

• Lamar

Which President increased taxes, cut government spending and got rid of the army?

• Houston

• Lamar