Unit 6 Test Review

Anson Jones was leader during the

• Battle of Gonzalez

• annexation of Texas

• early settlement of Texas

• signing of the Treaties of Velasco

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

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

Which Texan's diaries and journals have helped historians learn about daily life in the Texas Republic?

• Sam Houston

• William Goyens

• Jack Coffee Hays

• Mary Maverick

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

Which Texas president did Chief Bowles and the Cherokees have better relations?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

• George Childress

• Sam Houston

What are some of the issues that Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston did not agree on?

• Native American policies, military funding, and capital location

• Congress representation, Native American policies, and the State Constitution

• Military policies, school funding, and state annexation

• Naval strategies, foreign affairs, and the Santa Fe expedition

Who was the Cherokee leader that fought and died trying to keep his people's land from President Lamar's troops?

• Chief Running Bull

• Chief Kicking Bird

• Chief Bowles

• Chief Parker