Studies Weekly: The Republic of Texas- Key Figures (Week 14)

José Antonio Navarro

Which document did Navarro sign? 

•  a. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 

•  b. Texas Ordinance of Secession

•  c. Texas Declaration of Independence

•  d. Constitution of the Republic of Texas

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4.3.C

José Antonio Navarro

Who were the Tejano people? 

•  a. Mexicans with mixed ancestry 

•  b. people of Mexican descent living in Texas 

•  c. anyone not been born and raised in Texas

•  d. American Indians on Texas’ southern border

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4.3.C

José Antonio Navarro

What was the purpose of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition? 

•  a. to claim fishing rights 

•  b. to expand trade routes 

•  c. to find natural resources 

•  d. to expand Texas’ borders

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4.3.C

Sam Houston

What was Houston’s primary goal during his second term?

• a. to make the Republic of Texas financially stable

•  b. to expand Texas’s trade network to the East Coast 

•  c. to change the Texas constitution to allow a third term

•  d. to improve relations between Texans and American Indians

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4.3.C

Sam Houston

What was Houston’s secondary goal during his second term? 

• a. to maintain peace 

•  b. to increase border patrols

•  c. to expand Texas into Mexico 

•  d. to claim remaining tribal lands

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4.3.C

Sam Houston

What threatened to take Texas into another war?

•  a. The Mexican Army attacked several frontier towns.

•  b. Mexican spies attempted to take Houston hostage.

•  c. American Indians allied with the Mexican government.

•  d. Sabotage caused a flood that nearly destroyed the capital.

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4.3.C

Mirabeau B. Lamar

What caused Lamar to join the Texian Army? 

•  a. His farm was burned during a battle.

•  b. He saw an advertisement for volunteers. 

•  c. He heard about the tragedy at the Alamo. 

•  d. He observed homeless and starving Texans.

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4.3.C

Mirabeau B. Lamar

What was Lamar’s first government position? 

•  a. Treasurer

•  b. president 

•  c. vice president

•  d. second lieutenant

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4.3.C

Mirabeau B. Lamar

What was one of Lamar’s accomplishments during his presidency? 

•  a. He maintained the borders of Texas. 

•  b. He helped Texas achieve statehood in the U.S. 

• c. He vastly improved the state’s agricultural output. 

•  d. He created the first official school system in Texas.

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4.3.C

Anson Jones

What was Jones’s original profession? 

• a. Banker

•  b. Doctor

•  c. farmer 

•  d. prospector

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4.3.C