Republic of Texas Review

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

• Stephen F. Austin

• Santa Anna

• Sam Houston

What was the FIRST capital of Texas?

• Columbia

• Houston

• Waterloo

• Austin

What was NOT a strength of Texas?

• lots of immigrants

• plenty of land

• friendship with Mexico

Who was the first VICE president of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

What is the capital of Texas today?

• Houston

• Columbia

• Austin

True or false: Sam Houston wanted to get along with the Native Americans/Indians.

• True

• False

True or false? Texas became a US State after 9 years of being a country

• True

• False

Which country's government did Texas copy with 3 branches (legislative, executive, judicial)?

• England

• Mexico

• United States

Which was NOT a weakness of Texas as a country?

• not enough money

• trouble with Mexico and Native Americans

• no immigrants wanted to move to Texas

True or False? Texas won the Battle of the Alamo

--This is a review question, but we should all know it!

• True

• False