Houston v. Lamar

Who was the second president of the Republic of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

I served two terms as president of the Republic of Texas, but they were not back to back. Who am I?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

I served a term as president of Texas in a city named after me. Who am I?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

I moved the capital of Texas to a more centrally located city and renamed that city after Stephen F. Austin. Who am I?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

Mirabeau Lamar wanted to expand Texas all the way to the west coast of North America.

• True

• False

Sam Houston & Mireabeau Lamar were both in favor of Texas being annexed into the United States.

• True

• False

I didn't want to "poke the sleeping bear" that was Mexico, and had a more passive approach when dealing with them.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

I issued money called "Redbacks" and grew the Texas debt to over $7 million.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Santa Anna

As president, I wanted to be aggressive with Mexico and sought out conflict with them.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

As president, I worked to balance the budget of Texas, but still ended up in debt.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Lamar Jackson