Unit 6: Republic of Texas Review

I – Texas Revolution

II – Natural Texas and Its People

III – Mexican National Era

IV – Age of Contact

Put these eras of Texas in correct chronological order.

• II, IV, III, I

• I, II, III, IV

• IV, III, II, I

• III, I, IV, II

Early presidents of Texas had to develop both foreign and domestic policies for how Texas would be run as a country. Which number labeled on the map is in an area that would be under domestic policy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Most Texans wanted to quickly rejoin the United States once they won their independence from Mexico. Why did the U.S. delay the annexation of Texas?

• The U.S. never really had any interest in annexing Texas.

• Issues concerning slavery and Mexico caused the U.S to delay annexation

• Texas was unable to raise the required “annexation fee” that they owed the U.S.

• Annexation would require that Mexico recognize Texas independence, which they refused to do

This map shows the Republic of Texas. What label belongs in the striped section?

• Land Claimed by the U.S.

• Area Controlled by Caddo Indians

• French Louisiana

• Disputed Territory

Who was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• David G. Burnet

• Sam Houston

• Andrew Jackson

Battle of the Alamo

Goliad Massacre

Runaway Scrape

Texas Declaration of Indepenence

Battle of San Jacinto

Capture of Santa Anna

ALL of the events listed in the box above happened in the year –

• 1821

• 1832

• 1836

• 1845

Which of the following was a big issue that the presidents of Texas had to deal with?

• Public debt

• Native Americans

• Relations with Mexico

• All of the above

Because the 1st President of Texas couldn’t immediately run for re-election, who was chosen by the people of Texas as the 2nd President of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• James K. Polk

• Anson Jones

The 2nd President of Texas moved the capital of the Republic from the city of Houston to –

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

• Austin

• San Antonio

• Velasco

Which of these gives the best summary of the “Santa Fe Expedition”?

• the Mexican army attacked the city of Santa Fe in order to expand their country

• Texan soldiers and settlers traveled to Santa Fe to set up trade with New Mexico

• Miners discovered gold near the town of Santa Fe and helped the Texas economy

• None of these answers are correct