Republic of Texas

As a Republic, what was Texas allowed to do?

• Make laws

• Govern their people

• Have a president

• All of the above

After Texas gained its independence from Mexico, who did they elect as President of the Republic of Texas?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• David Crockett

Why is Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the "Father of Texas Education?"

• He set aside land for public schools

• He wrote the first standards from public education

• He purchased the first set of textbooks for public education.

• He created a college that trained teachers for public schools.

Who served as the second president of the Republic of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• George Washington

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James Fannin

Which pair of actions by President Mirabeau B. Lamar increased the debt of the Republic of Texas?

• Forming a police force and drafting a large army

• Creating a navy and fighting American Indian groups

• Fighting Mexico and sending as expedition to Louisiana

• Constructing a grand capital building and creating an army.

The chief purpose of the Texas Rangers during the Republic of Texas was to --

• police major cities

• fight American Indian groups

• expand borders into New Mexico

• negotiate statehood with the United States

What year did Texas become an independent republic?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

• 1861

Texas government wanted the Cherokees and Comanches to leave the Republic of Texas so that --

• settlers could move onto their new land

• no one would be afraid.

• it wouldn't get too crowded

• they wouldn't steal the settlers crops.

Definition of Annexation

• give up something; generally refers to formally giving up land

• political system in which representatives are responsible for governing

• the process of adding land to an existing territory

What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?

• Lamar didn't want to tax the people

• Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent

• Houston wasn't worried about the debt.

• Houston did not want to become part of the United States