Republic of Texas and Early Statehood Test Review

Why is 1845 an important year in Texas History?

• The Battle of the Alamo was fought

• Sam Houston died of pneumonia

• Texas was annexed by the United States (28th State)

• Spain ceded Texas to Mexico

Anson Jones was the president of the Republic of Texas when _.

• Battle of Gonzales took place

• Annexation to the United States occurred

• The first Anglo settlers came to Texas

• The Treaties of Guadalupe Hidalgo took place

The Texas Rangers were formed during the Republic of Texas period for the intended purpose of _.

• Building roads

• Protecting settlers from American Indian attacks

• Catching escaped slaves

• establishing a prison system in Texas

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House Fight are both examples of conflict during Maribeau Lamar's administration that involved _.

• American Indians

• Spanish missionaries

• Tejano singers

• Gio Royal

The main goal of the Santa Fe expedition was to _.

• establish the western boundary of Texas

• force the Cherokee out of Texas

• free Anglo captives from the Comanche

• rescue soldiers from the Mier Expedition

The diaries and journals of _____ helped historians learn about daily life in the Republic of Texas.

• Sam Houston

• Jack Coffee Hays

• Mary Maverick

• William B. Travis

Sam Houston opposed building the Texas Navy because he thought it would _.

• cost too much money and would add Texas' financial problems

• make an enemy of the United States

• cause undue tensions with Mexico

• contribute to piracy in the Gulf of Mexico

Who was elected as Republic of Texas president after Sam Houston's first term?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• Stephen F. Austin

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main reason the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?

• Might start a war with Mexico

• Did not recognize Texas as a nation

• Slavery was illegal in the United States in 1837

• Texas was too far west

Why did some Texans want to be annexed by the United States?

• The U.S. would pay off Texas' debt

• U.S. law enforcement was needed to arrest criminals from the Neutral Ground

• Texas wanted to become 5 different states

• Texas would sell Canada to the U.S.