The Republic of Texas - Quiz

True or False: After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.

• True

• False

True or False: During his presidency Mirabeau Lamar actively pursued peaceful relations with the Native American groups living in Texas.

• True

• False

True or False: The issue of public debt (the amount of money owed by the republic) was a challenge throughout the early years of the Texas Republic.

• True

• False

What events characterize the Revolution and Republic era in Texas history?

• exploration of Texas by Europeans, and Spanish conflict with Native Americans

• development of Texas as a Spanish colony and as a part of independent Mexico

• Texas independence from Mexico, and the presidencies of Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar

• Texas annexation by the United States, and Texas statehood

Why was it difficult for Sam Houston to reach his goal of peaceful relations with Mexico during his second term of office?

• The Mexican army began the Archive War with Texas.

• The Mexican army twice invaded Texas and seized San Antonio.

• The Mexican army attacked the town of Mier in Texas

• The Mexican army interfered with feuds in East Texas.

What major policy of Sam Houston did Mirabeau Lamar oppose?

• recognition of Texas as nation by Mexico

• the need to increase public debt

• the annexation of Texas by the United States

• the removal of the Native Americans from Texas

“Assure them . . . that no harm is intended towards them . . . and that they shall have their homes and their lands, and peace will be kept with them. Tell them my words shall not perish. Let them remain at peace!” —Sam Houston, instructions to Charles Sims

To whom is Houston referring to in this excerpt?

• Mexicans living throughout the territory that was claimed by both Texas and Mexico

• Mexicans living in Santa Fe and the upper Rio Grande Valley

• Native Americans living in Texas

• Native Americans living in the Yucatán province

True or False: People of German ancestry are the largest European ethnic group in Texas today.

• True

• False

True or False: Ranching in Texas began with the Anglo Americans who brought cattle, horses, sheep, and other livestock with them.

• True

• False

What were squatters?

• people who grazed their herds on land they did not own

• people who received large land grants

• people who depended on subsistence crops

• people who herded the cattle to market