CBA 3 Review

1845 was significant to Texas history because

• Texas was annexed by the United States that year

• Mexico achieved its independence from Spain that year

• Texas declared its independence from Mexico that year

• Texas seceded from the United States that year

“I experience no difficulty in deciding a proper policy to be pursued against the [Indians]. It is to push a vigorous war against them ... without [mercy].”

Which president of the Republic of Texas spoke these words in 1838?

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Dr. Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Edwin W. Moore

Who is described by the information in the box?

• Chief Philip Bowles

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• William Goyens

• Jose Antonio Navarro

What important issue did the Republic of Texas struggle with during Anson Jones’ time

as president?

• Annexation by the U.S.

• Paper currency losing its value

• Convincing settlers to move to Texas

• Economic competition with Mexico

This president of the Republic of Texas worried about the debt his country had built up, so he cut the size of the government as a way to save money. In addition, his history with Native Americans led him to believe that White settlers and Indians could live peacefully together on the same land. During his time in office, he sent soldiers to East Texas to stop the Regulator-Moderator War.

Which President of the Republic of Texas is described by the paragraph above?

• Sam Houston

• David G. Burnet

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones

“The Republic of Texas set up a land grant policy modeled after the empresario system. Agents received land grants in return for bringing immigrants and establishing settlements in the Republic. The government’s land policy sparked an increase in immigration to Texas, and the population grew by leaps and bounds.” Texas History

The quote above explains which of the following phenomenons?

• Why Europeans immigrated to Texas

• How Austin became the capital of Texas

• The differences between the two versions of the Treaty of Velasco

• How long Texas spent as an independent country

Why was recognition of Texas’s independence by other countries so important to the government of the Republic of Texas?

• Texans hoped that recognition by foreign countries would convince Mexico to

  recognize the Republic as a country too.

• Texans wanted to be annexed by the United States.

• Texans wanted forgiveness for the debts and loans left over from the Revolution.

• Texans wanted to attract settlers from other countries to settle in Texas.

According to the map, from which European country did the most Texas settlers come?

• Germany

• France

• Sweden

• Italy

Which of the choices below is a consequence of Texas’s inability to solve these problems as an independent republic?

• Texans actively sought annexation by the United States.

• The government of Texas tried to attract immigrants to settle the frontier.

• President Mirabeau B. Lamar increased the size of the Texas navy and the Texas

  army.

• The Presidents of the Republic tried to get Mexico to sign a treaty of cooperation.

Which of the following answer choices best SUMMARIZES the viewpoints of citizens of the United States concerning the annexation of Texas?

• Northern states opposed the annexation of Texas because Texans supported

  slavery.

• Northerners wanted to annex Texas since it had valuable agricultural resources.

• Anti-slavery states wanted to annex Texas since it was a safe place for runaway

  slaves to hide.

• Anti-slavery states opposed the annexation of Texas because they feared war

  with Mexico.