Republic of Texas Test

Who is the "Father of Texas Education"?

• William Travis

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

Why was Texas in so much debt?

• War, too much printed money, and no land left to sell

• No way to import and export goods, didn't print enough money, no one wanted to buy the land

• Texas over-taxed its citizens, Mexico wouldn't pay for Texas' war debt

Which event resulted from the Comanche refusing to give up all their Texas hostages and instead bringing just one injured girl.

• Battle of Neches
• Archive War
• Council House Fight
• Treaty of Velasco

What was the purpose of the Santa Fe Expedition?

• To claim the disputed land that Mexico and Texas claimed

• To kick the Natives out of Texas

• To make a peace treaty with Mexico

• To look for gold

Why did some people oppose the capital of Texas being in Austin?

• They didn't like Stephen F. Austin

• Austin was too close to the frontier by the disputed territory with Mexico

• They wanted the capital in San Antonio

• Austin was too weird

What year did Texas get annexed into the United States?

• 1718
• 1821
• 1836
• 1845

Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas?

• Mirabeau Lamar
• Sam Houston
• David Burnet
• Lorenzo de Zavala

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

The main purpose of the Texas Rangers during the Republic was to...

• Protect settlers from the Mexican Army

• Wage war against the Native Americans

• Acted as Marshalls to enforce laws

• To patrol the Frontier and protect against raids from Native Americans

What contributed to the growth of settlements in certain locations of the republic? 

• established roads and schools

• natural resources and geographic features

• presence of existing farms and ranches

• cooperation of local citizen groups