Unit 6 CBA - Republic of Texas Test Review

1.) Please complete the timeline with the missing date:

1836 - Texas Wins Independence, _______ - Texas Annexation, 1861 - Texas Joins the Confederacy

• 1838

• 1845

• 1842

• 1850

Sam Houston opposed the Texas Navy because it would cause which of the following . . .

• Drain Texas' finances

• Heighten tensions with Mexico

• Cause war with the US

• Curb trade on the Caribbean Sea

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

Who served as President of Texas after Sam Houston's first term?

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Goyens

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House Fight are both examples of a rebellion that involved what . . . ?

• Catholic priests

• Tejano landowners

• American Indian tribes

• enslaved Texans

The primary goal of the Santa Fe Expedition was to . . . .

• escort the Cherokee tribe to Oklahoma

• rescue Texas Rangers trapped in New Mexico

• Establish a Western boundary for Texas

• free Anglo captives from Comanche leaders

A major focus of Houston's first Presidency of the Republic of Texas was . . . ?

• Writing a constitution for Texas

• Planning annexation by the United States

• Resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

• paying debts from fighting the Texas Revolution

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

• establish a prison system for the Texas justice system

• return fugitive enslaved people to Texas farms

• build irrigation systems for Texas farmers

• Protect Texans from American Indian tribes

Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?

• Texas would have its debts paid by the US

• Texas was at war with Mexico

• Texas would remain an independent territory in the US

• Texas would be allowed to be a sovereign nation

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

• Preparation for world war

• Population expansion

• Outbreak of a civil war

• Industrial growth