Texas History Quiz

What government position did Sam Houston choose Jones for?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Defense

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Secretary of Health and Human Services

What profession did Anson Jones start out in?

• banker

• doctor

• farmer

• prospector

What county did Jones represent at the second meeting of the Texas Congress?

• Anderson

• Brazoria

• Cass

• Dallas

What was probably Lamar’s greatest accomplishment during his presidency?

• He maintained the borders of Texas.

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

• He vastly improved the state’s agricultural output.

• He created the first official school system in Texas.

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

• to make the Republic of Texas financially stable

• to ensure peace between Texans and American Indians

• to expand Texas’s trade network all the way to the East Coast

• to change Texas law to allow him to run for a third term in office

What was the first government position Lamar served in for the Republic of Texas?

• president

• vice president

• secretary

• treasurer

What caused Mirabeau B. Lamar to join the Texian Army?

• His farm was burned to the ground by the Mexican Army.

• He saw an army advertisement asking for able volunteers.

• He heard about the tragedy that had occurred at the Alamo.

• He came to Texas and saw how Texans were starving because of the war.

José Antonio Navarro was one of two native Texans to sign which document?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Texas Ordinance of Secession

• Texas Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the Republic of Texas

What happened in 1842 that threatened to take Texas into another war?

• Mexican spies attempted to take President Sam Houston hostage.

• The Mexican Army attacked several frontier towns along the border.

• American Indians made an alliance with the Mexican government.

• A sabotaged dam caused a massive flood that nearly destroyed the capital.

What was the purpose of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition?

• to expand the borders of Texas territory into Mexico

• to map trails to new locations that were rich in natural resources

• to claim the rights to key points and crossings along the Rio Grande

• to expand trade routes from the Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico to prominent cities in Texas