Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

• Henry Smith

• Anson

  Jones

• Sam Houston

• Stephen Austin

Mirabeau _____ was the first Vice President and second President of Texas.

In 1836, Texas had several problems. Mexico had not recognized Texas a free country, Native Americans raided western settlements and Texas was deeply in ____.

• debt.

• cows.

• barbed wire.

• trains.

This Texas city served as the capital of the Republic for three years before muddy streets and log cabin homes made the city feel like it could not keep up with modern times.

When Lamar became the President of Texas, he moved the capital to ______?

• Brazos.

• The Alamo.

• Austin.

• San Antonio.

A tariff is charged on ____?

• taxes.

• imported goods.

• livestock.

• cannons.

This force largely supplied and funded themselves, and were formed under Sam Houston's first term.

• The Astros

• The Cowboys

• The Stars

• The Texas Rangers

Sam Houston said this about the Comanche and Kiowa...

• "none of them should live."

• "no harm is intended towards them."

• "Indians are cannibals and must die at the hands of the tomahawk."

• "Let's all move to Mexico."

In 1839 this rebellion of Cherokee and East Texas Tejanos, led by Vicente Cordova was finally ended.

• The Nacogdoches Rebellion

• The Kiowa Revolt

• The Bustamante Revolution

• The Cordova Rebellion

Mirabeau Lamar was elected President. He rebuilt military strength taking on Mexicans and Native Americans. One big things he accomplished was rebuilding the Texas ____.