Republic of Texas 7th Grade

Who was the 1st and 3rd President of Texas?

• Maribeau B. Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Juan Seguin

What City were Texans captured and their fate depended on the color of the bean chosen?

• Mier, Mexico

• Brownsville, Texas

• Georgetown, Texas

• Cenaville, Mexico

What year was Texas Annexed to the United States?

• 1836

• 1234

• 1816

• 1845

WHAT IS ANNEXATION?

• The process of agreeing on

  something

• the action of taking something, especially territory.

• Taking something that you want

• Having a battle

Who was known as THE FATHER OF EDUCATION?

• Austin

• Dallas

• Houston

• Lamar

Why was the Texas Constitution similar to the US Constitution?

• It was copy and pasted from the US Constitution

• Many people who helped write it were from the US prior to moving to Texas

• The Mexican Government helped write it

• Austin travelled to the US to get ideas

What was the main idea of MANIFEST DESTINY?

• Beautiful pictures

• Giving Native Americans free land to settle on

• Taking of land from the US citizens

• Westward Expansion

What did Lamar direct the Texas Rangers to do?

( not the baseball team)

• To eradicate the Cherokee and Comanche Native Americans

• To protect the President of Texas

• To enforce the law in Oklahoma

• To train the new recruits to become Rangers

Which President wanted to have good relations with the Native Americans?

• Lincoln

• Houston

• Lamar

• Washington

What was a major reason the US and Mexico fought?

• Fighting over the border

• Fighting for space east of Texas

• Mineral rights for oil in west Texas

• For the World Cup title