Unit 6: Republic of Texas

A. Spanish Colonial Era B. Age of Contact C. Natural Texas D. Mexican National Era E. Revolution and Republic

Select the correct order of these Eras

• B, A, D, C, E

• C, B, A, D, E

• C, A, B, E, D

• A, B, C, E, D

Political issues that are about and located within Texas would fall under which category?

• Foreign

• Domestic

• Apolitical

• Diplomatic

Many Texans wanted to join the the U.S. Why did the U.S. delay annexation of Texas?

• The U.S. was more interested in annexing Mexico at the time

• Texas could not provide enough valuable resources to the U.S. for it to be considered for annexation

• The issues of Slavery and causing a new conflict with Mexico

• Texas did not have enough money to purchase their annexation

The map to the left shows the Republic of Texas. What does the purple section of the map represent at the time?

• The entire Republic recognized by the U.S.

• Spanish Texas

• French controlled Louisiana

• Disputed Territory

Who was the 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas and in what year was he elected?

• Mirabeau Lamar, 1837

• Anson Jones, 1836

• Andrew Jackson, 1837

• Sam Houston, 1836

The Runaway Scrape, The Treaty of Velasco, The signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the election of the 1st President of Texas happened in this year?

• 1836

• 1837

• 1840

• 1835

Public Debt, Native Americans, and the relationship with Mexico were all issues that facing who?

• The first Texas Presidents

• The Spanish government who ruled Texas in 1836

• French diplomats in Texas in 1836

This second president of Texas moved the capital of Houston to Austin.

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Andrew Jackson

The Santa Fe expedition which brought Texas soldiers and merchants to Santa Fe to establish trade with Mexico was a success for the Lamar administration and led to a new colony for Texas.

• True

• False

This event involved the people of Austin fighting against government workers who came to take the "official documents" from the capital to Houston

• The Archives War

• The Battle of Austin

• The Siege of Bexar

• The Battle of San Jacinto