The Republic of Texas 1836-1845

Texas chose _______ to be their first president.

• Spongebob Squarepants
• Sam Houston
• George Washington

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

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

What was a group of tough fighting men of protected Texas?

• Texas Sheriffs

• Vaqueros

• Texas Presidents

• Texas Rangers

Texans had problems with attacks coming from...

• Mexico

• Spain

• USA

• California

What group of Indians was attacking new settlements?

• Karankawa

• Apache

• Jumano

• Comanche

New settlers brought ____________ with them to work in the fields

• Cattle

• Slaves

• Family Members

• Tractors

What problems did every president of Texas face?

• Problems with American Indians
• Large public debt
• Problems with Mexico
• All answers correct

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.