New Unit 6B - Texas Republic

What did the Houston administration focus on when the Republic of Texas was created?

• Planning annexation

• Resettling Texas further away from Mexico

• Writing a constitution for Texas

• Paying off debts from the Texas Revolution

Which Cherokee leader died while trying to protect his people's land?

• Chief Bowles

• Chief Parker

• Chief Running Bull

• Chief Kicking Bird

What year was Texas annexed into the United States?

• 1776

• 1845

• 1841

• 1824

Mirabeau Lamar felt that Native Americans should be pushed off the land.

• True

• False

What was Sam Houston's main goal in office when he was reelected in 1841?

• To undo damages left by President Lamar

• To move the capitol from Austin back to Houston

• To declare war against Mexico since they did not recognize Texas independence

• To purchase more ships for the Texas Navy

Who was the president of TEXAS when it was annexed into the United States?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• James K. Polk

• Anson Jones

What were two main reasons the United States did not want to annex Texas?

• Slavery disputes

• Texas didn't have its own Constitution

• Mexico didn't recognize Texas as independent

• Native American conflicts

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James K. Polk

Texas was the 31st state to be added to the United States.

• True

• False

One way that the Republic of Texas provided religious freedom was -

• they didn't require citizens to be apart of the Catholic church

• they required everyone to be apart of the Anglican church

• they didn't have to attend regular church services

• they only had to attend one church service a month