Republic of Texas

Chief Bowles was a ________ that got killed at the Battle of Neches

• Comanche

• Caddo

• Cherokee

• Karankawa

Who is the "Father of Texas Education"?

• William Travis

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

-Wanted peace with Indians

-Supported Annexation

-Wanted to avoid war with Mexico

The above list describes which President?

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

Why would Texas want to be annexed to the United States?

• The United States would pay all of Texas' debt

• The United States would move everyone out of Texas to Louisiana

• The United States would pay everyone in Texas $1,000 a person to join the United States.

Why was Texas in so much debt?

• War, too much printed money, and no land left to sell

• No way to import and export goods, didn't print enough money, no one wanted to buy the land

• Texas over-taxed its citizens, Mexico wouldn't pay for Texas' war debt

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 uprising against the Anglos was a failed attempt by the Native Americans and Tejanos?

• Battle of Neches

• Council House Fight

• Archive Wars

• Cordova Rebellion

What was the purpose of the Santa Fe Expedition?

• To claim the disputed land that Mexico and Texas claimed

• To kick the Natives out of Texas

• To make a peace treaty with Mexico

• To look for gold

What was one reason why Lamar expanded the Texas Navy?

• He wanted to set sail to South America

• He thought building the Navy would save money for the Republic

• He wanted Mexico to acknowledge TX as an independent country

• He didn't like the TX Rangers

Why did some people oppose the capital of Texas being in Austin?

• They didn't like Stephen F. Austin

• Austin was too close to the frontier by the disputed territory with Mexico

• They wanted the capital in San Antonio

• Austin was too weird