Republic of Texas Review

What year did Texas win its independence?

• 1832
• 1836
• 1845
• 1860

Which major battle was Chief Bowles killed in?

• Battle of the Alamo
• Goliad Massacre
• Battle of New Orleans
• Battle of the Neches

Which president of Texas is considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?

• Burnet
• Houston
• Lamar
• Jones

Which President increased taxes, cut government spending and got rid of the army?

• Houston

• Lamar

• Jones

What problems did every president of Texas face?

• Problems with American Indians
• Large public debt
• Problems with Mexico
• All answers correct

Why is Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the “Father of Texas Education”?

• He persuaded Congress to set aside acreage for public schools in each county.
• Because he was a college professor.
• He forced all Texas residents to pay a school tax for each child in the family.
• His father was the president of Harvard.

What was established to protect Texans from Indian & Mexican attacks? John 'Jack' Coffee Hays was a leader among them.

• Texas Navy
• Texas Army
• Texas Rangers
• Santa Fe Expedition Leader

Who was a Cherokee Chief that was killed when Lamar ordered all Cherokee out of Texas?

• Jose Antonio Navarro
• Chief Bowles
• Vicente Cordova
• Matilda Lockhart

What was a popular belief in the U.S. during the early 1800's that the country will expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean?

• Annexation
• Archives
• Republic
• Manifest Destiny

What was the significance of 1845?

• Texas Independence

• SFA is released from prison

• Annexation of Texas

• The Battle of the Alamo