Republic of Texas Quiz

What do David Burnet, Anson Jones, Mirabeau Lamar, and Sam Houston all have in common?

• All were born in Texas
• All fought as soldiers in the Texas Revolution
• All served as Presidents of Texas
• All hated Native Americans

Who was the first ELECTED president of Texas?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

Which president was the LAST president of Texas?

• Lamar
• Burnet
• Jones
• Houston

Which president of Texas is considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

Why would Texas want to be annexed to the United States?

• The United States would pay all of Texas' debt

• The United States would move everyone out of Texas to Louisiana

• The United States would pay everyone in Texas $1,000 a person to join the United States.

Money that a government collects is called:

• Public debt

• Revenue

• Joint Resolution

• Domestic Policy

Why was the United States hesitant to annex Texas as a state?

• Mexico refused to recognize Texas as being independent and slavery disputes
• Texas was not independent and had no written constitution
• slavery disputes and conflicts with Native Americans
• United States did not recognize Texas as independent and conflicts with Native Americans

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.

Based on the belief of Manifest Destiny, most Americans believed what?

• The U.S. was entitled to all land from the East to West coast

• Rio Grande should be the border between Mexico and Texas

• All of Mexico should belong to the U.S.

• Creating Treaties with Native Americans

a government's plan to deal with issues OUTSIDE  a country

• manifest destiny
• foreign policy
• annexation
• domestic policy