CCA 5 Review 2022 - Republic and Early Statehood

Mirabeau Lamar is remembered for all of the following EXCEPT-

• Favoring westward expansion

• Relocating the capital to Austin

• Serving as the Republic’s first president

• Developing the educational system

Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attacks AFTER the Texas Revolution?

• Untied States Army

• Army of the Republic

• Texas Rangers

• Texas Militia

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston’s first term?

• Stephen F. Austin

• James K. Polk

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

What was President Lamar’s policy toward American Indians?

• He encouraged American Indians to settle in the Republic of Texas.

• He set aside land in the Republic of Texas for American Indian reservations.

• He negotiated peace between the Republic of Texas and several tribes.

• He forced most American Indians to move out of the Republic of Texas.

Which American Indian leader was killed in the last battle between settlers and Cherokees in Texas?

• Chief Povea

• Chief Quanah Parker

• Chief Bowles

• Chief Egg

Which Texan worked to have Texas annexed by the United States?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• John Tyler

• Juan Seguin

Which issue was most important in the debate over Texas statehood?

• Taxes

• Slavery

• Voting rights

• Immigration policy

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.

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It ended the Mexican American Wat.

• Texas became an independent republic.

• Americans were allowed to settle in Texas

• It established peace with American Indians

Which of these issues led to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War?

• Access to the northern Gulf of Mexico

• Disagreement over the southern border of Texas.

• The discovery of silver in northern Mexico.

• The spread of slavery into Texas.