Semester test

Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early Statehood in Texas History?

• Industrial growth

• Population expansion

• Outbreak of a civil war

• Preparation for world war

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

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

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House fight are both examples of conflicts during the Lamar administration that involved —

• Catholic priests

• enslaved texans

• Tejano landowners

• American indian tribes

A primary goal of the Santa Fe Expedition was to —

• establish a western boundary of texas

• escort the cherokee tribe to oklahoma

• free anglo captives from comanche leaders

• rescue texas rangers trapped in new mexico

Which Texan’s diaries and journals have helped historians learn about daily life in the Texas Republic?

• Sam houston

• William goyens

• Jack coffee hays

• Mary Maverick

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

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to —

• built irrigation systems for texas farmers

• protect texans from american indian tribes

• return fugitive enslaved people to texas farms

• establish a prison system for the texas justice system

Anson Jones was a leader during the

• battle of gonzalez

• annexation of texas

• early settlement of texas

• signing of the treaties of velasco

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James K. Polk