Republic of Texas & Early Statehood

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

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 Gonzales

• 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

Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?

• Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico.

• The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic.

• Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States.

• The United States had laws forbidding any slavery state to be admitted.

As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was —

• designated as the Rio Grande

• disputed for many more years

• established at the Nueces River

• marked with the building of a fence

Who is considered the Father of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

• 1836
• 1845
• 1718
• 1824