The Republic of Texas

Annexation is:

• The process of one country taking over all or part of another country

• The process of one state leaving a country

• America's plan to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• Always a hostile takeover of someone else's land

Based ONLY on the following quote, "I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone," what is the BEST word to describe Houston's Indian policy?

• Popular

• Aggressive

• Supportive

• Unpopular

Why was Sam Houston most likely elected President of the RoT instead of SFA or Lamar?

• SFA didn't fight in the Revolution

• Lamar was unknown in Texas

• Sam Houston was a war hero

• Most people believed SFA was a coward

Which President would have said the following: "The white man and the red man can not dwell in harmony together as nature forbids it."

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

Houston's foreign policy for dealing with Mexico was to:

• avoid/ignore all conflicts

• send an army to the border to keep Mexico out

• ask the American army to help

• negotiate with Santa Anna for peace

Lamar was against annexation by the US because:

• He believed the RoT would become a great empire

• He was angry at America for not helping more in the Texas Revolution

Lamar moved the capital to Waterloo (Austin) because:

• it was more central and he hoped to grow the RoT west

• To make Sam Houston mad

• to be closer to the natives to fight and remove them from the RoT

• to honor SFA

Which President of the RoT increased the size of the army and created a navy?

• Houston

• Lamar

Which President increased taxes, cut government spending and got rid of the army?

• Houston

• Lamar

Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

• David G. Burnet

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

• David Bowie