Chapter 13 The Republic of Texas 7th Grade

After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and ___________ as vice president of the Republic of Texas.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Jose Antonio Navarro

• James Pinckney Henderson

During his presidency ___________ actively pursued peaceful relations with the Native American groups living in Texas.

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Jack Coffee Hays

• Edwin W. Moore

The issue of ____________ —the amount of money owed by the republic—was a challenge throughout the early years of the Texas Republic.

• public debt

• national debt

• state debt

• individual debt

The permanent capital chosen by the Texas Congress was built on the Colorado River at the eastern edge of the Hill Country and was named for _____________.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Edwin W. Moore

• Vincente Cordova

The Santa Fe Expedition led by _____________ to annex Santa Fe and control New Mexico is an example of Mirabeau Lamar’s policy of expanding the Republic of Texas to the Pacific Ocean.

• Jack Coffee Hays

• Jose Antonio Navarro

• Edwin W. Moore

• Jack Coffee Hays

______________ hero of the Battle of Salado Creek in which the Texans defeated the Mexican army after the Mexicans had taken San Antonio.

• Vicente Córdova

• James Pinckney Henderson

• Edwin W. Moore

• Jack Coffee Hays

_________ represented the Republic of Texas in talks to gain recognition from France and Great Britain.

• Edwin W. Moore

• James Pinckney Henderson

• Mirabeau Lamar 

• Jack Coffee Hays

_________ commander of the Texas navy.

• Vicente Córdova

• Edwin W. Moore

• James Pinckney Henderson

• Jack Coffee Hays

__________ led a rebellion against the republic by Tejanos, some Cherokee, and other East Texas Native American groups, with help from Mexico; defeated in a fight near Seguin.

• Vicente Córdova

• James Pinckney Henderson

• Edwin W. Moore

• Mirabeau Lamar

_____________ second president of the Republic of Texas.

• Vicente Córdova

• Edwin W. Moore

• James Pinckney Henderson

• Mirabeau Lamar