Republic of Texas

The first elected president of the Republic of Texas was:

• Stephen F Austin

• Moses Austin

• Jim Bowie

• Sam Houston

The incorporating of a country or territory into another country or territory is known as:

• merger

• acquisition

• transfer

• annexation

One of the issues that was caused by the shortage of money of the new republic was:

• they couldn't take vacation

• they could not afford their army

• they could not expand their territory

• they had to eat cheap pizza

A good reason for Texas to move towards annexation to the United States was:

• Needed protection from Mexico

• Needed relief from public debt

• Needed protection from Native American raids

• All of the above

A government in which power is held by the people and vested into their elected representatives is a:

• meritocracy

• senate

• republic

• federalist

The document which brought civil, political and religious freedom to Texas was the:

• United States Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Constitution of 1836

The Republic of Texas faced multiple issues as an independent nation. A few issues that they faced were:

• Lack of money

• Conflicts with Mexico

• Conflicts with Native Americans

• All of the above

This person was Sam Houston's Vice President and served a term as the 2nd elected President of the Republic.

• Anson Jones

• Stephen F Austin

• David Burnett

• Mirabeau Lamar

Mirabeau Lamar was in favor of all of the following except:

• Remaining a republic

• Public education

• Peaceful negotiations with Mexico

• Annexation

Texas entered the United States as the 28th state in...

• 1845

• 1803

• 1848

• 1836