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What was Mirabeau Lamar's policy toward the Native Texans?

• He sought to negotiate treaties with them

• He felt they should be pushed off the land

• He opposed the policy of placing them on reservations

• He wanted to help preserve their culture

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

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• David Burnet

• Lorenzo de Zavala

Why was the United States hesitant to annex Texas as a state?

• Mexico refused to recognize Texas as being independent and slavery disputes

• Texas was not independent and had no written constitution

• Slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans

• United States did not recognize Texas as independent and conflicts with Native Americans

When Sam Houston was elected president of 1841, what were some of the problems he faced?

• Mexican incasion and United States annexation

• Slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans

• Slavery disputes and debt

• Debt and conflicts with Native Americans

Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?

• Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo ending the war with Mexico

• Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic

• Texas was annexed by the United States

• The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas

Anson Jones was a leader during the-

• Battle of Gonzalez

• Annexation of Texas

• Early settlement of Texas

• Signing of the Treaties of Velasco

A major focus of Houston's administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was-

• Writing a constitution for Texas

• Planning annexation by the United States

• Paying debts from fighting the revolution

• Resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

Sam Houston opposed building a navy for Texas because he thought it would-

• Drain Texas' finances

• Anger the United States

• Heighten tensions with Mexico

• Curb trade on the Caribbean Sea

Why is the Republic of Texas President Mirabeau 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

Which pair of actions by President Mirabeau 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 a expedition to Louisiana

• Constructing a grand capital building and creating an army