UNIT 06 TX HISTORY QUIZ

Which of the following events occurred during the era of Early Statehood in Texas History?

• Industrial growth

• Population expansion

• Outbreak of a civil war

• Preparation for world war

Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?

• Texas forces won the battle of the Alamo

• Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic

• Texas was annexed into the U.S.

• The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas

A major focus of Houston's administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was

• writing a constitution for Texas

• planning annexation by the United States

• paying debts from fighting the revolution

• resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House fight are both examples of conflicts during the Lamar administration that involved

• Catholic priests

• enslaved Texans

• Tejano landowners

• American Indian tribes

A primary goal of the Santa Fe Expedition was to

• establish a western boundary of Texas

• escort the Cherokee tribe to Oklahoma

• Free Anglo captives from Comanche leaders

• Rescue Texas Rangers trapped in New Mexico

Sam Houston opposed building a navy for Texas because he thought it would

• Drain Texas' finances

• anger the United States

• heighten tensions with Mexico

• Curb trade on the Caribbean Sea

The primary function of the Texas Rangers for the Republic of Texas was to

• built irrigation systems for Texas farmers

• protect Texans from American Indian tribes

• return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms

• establish a prison system for the Texas justice system

Anson Jones was a leader during the -

• Battle of Gonzales

• Annexation of Texas

• early settlement of Texas

• Signing of the Treaties of Velasco

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James K. Polk

Which of the following motivated President Polk to favor admitting Texas into the Union?

• His belief in Manifest Destiny

• His goal of peace with foreign powers

• His anger with the government of Mexico

• His desire to limit the expansion of slavery