Social Studies - Republic of Texas Review

What year did Texas win its independence?

• 1832
• 1836
• 1845
• 1860

Which event resulted from the Comanche refusing to give up all their Texas hostages and instead bringing just one injured girl.

• Battle of Neches
• Archive War
• Council House Fight
• Treaty of Velasco

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

• Houston

• Lamar

• Jones

As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?

• He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.
• Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.
• He wanted to reduce the public debt.
• Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.

How did the Santa Fe Expedition increase tensions between Texas and Mexico?

• Mexico was mad because Lamar had ordered troops to cross the Rio Grande to pursue Mexican forces. 
• The Mexican government attempted to take over Santa Fe.
• Lamar sent troops to secure land in the New Mexico territory.
• Mexican forces teamed with Cherokee to attack Texans.

What was established to protect Texans from Indian & Mexican attacks? John 'Jack' Coffee Hays was a leader among them.

• Texas Navy
• Texas Army
• Texas Rangers
• Santa Fe Expedition Leader

Who was a Cherokee Chief that was killed when Lamar ordered all Cherokee out of Texas?

• Jose Antonio Navarro
• Chief Bowles
• Vicente Cordova
• Matilda Lockhart

What President of the Republic of Texas is associated with getting Texas in the most debt?

• Sam Houston
• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Anson Jones

What was a popular belief in the U.S. during the early 1800's that the country will expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean?

• Annexation
• Archives
• Republic
• Manifest Destiny

Who recorded in a diary many of the important events during the Republic of Texas years?

• Matilda Lockhart
• Sam Houston
• Mirabeau B. Lamar
• Mary Maverick