Republic/Manifest Destiny

Which president was the first and third president of the Republic?

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

Who is known as the Father of Education in Texas?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Stephen F. Austin

Which president of the Republic wanted to remove all Native Americans from Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Which president of the Republic of Texas wanted to keep peace with Mexico and the Native Americans to help decrease the debt?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

The Mexican Cession extended from western New Mexico to...

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Mississippi River

What year was Texas annexed, or added, to the United States?

• 1836

• 1839

• 1841

• 1845

What area of land did Mexico surrender after the Mexican/American War?

• the 13 colonies

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Territory

• the Republic of Texas

What advantage did the US forces have that helped them win the Mexican- American War?

• they were the largest army in the world

• they were better at arguing

• they were better led and equipped

• they had better uniforms

After the Mexican-American war, where was the southern boundary of Texas?

• Nueces River

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

The Treaty of Guadalupe ended what?

• dispute between Mexico and the United States

• dispute between Canada and the US

• dispute between Mexico and Great Britain

• dispute between California and Texas