Quiz: Republic of Texas

Correctly match the Second elected Texas Administration

• Pres. - Sam Houston

  Vice Pres. - Mirabeau Lamar

• Pres. - Mirabeau Lamar

  Vice Pres. - David Burnet

• Pres. - Sam Houston

  Vice Pres. - David Burnet

• Pres. -Mirabeau Lamar

  Vice Pres. - Sam Houston

Correctly match the first elected Texas Administration

• Pres. - Sam Houston

  Vice Pres. - Mirabeau Lamar

• Pres. - Mirabeau Lamar

  Vice Pres. - David Burnet

• Pres. - Sam Houston

  Vice Pres. - David Burnet

• Pres. -Mirabeau Lamar

  Vice Pres. - Sam Houston

What was one method used by Congress to raise money?

• Printing more money

• Placing a tariff on imported goods

• Selling government land

• Increasing wages

Whose main task was to protect settlers from Native American attacks?

• Texas Rangers

• Texas Navy

• Texas Militia

What did the Allen brothers name their settlement? (This is where the capital was moved to from its original location in Columbia)

• Austin

• Dallas

• Houston

• San Antonio

Which of the following is NOT an issue that President Sam Houston had to deal with?

• Debt from the Revolution

• Mexico not recognizing Texas as independent

• Conflict with Natives

• Public Education

Which Texas President set aside land for each county to build public schools? And set aside land to support Texas A&M University and the University of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

President Lamar relocated the capital to _____

• Houston

• Austin

• Columbia

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

What was the outcome for the Cherokee following the Cherokee War?

• They were forced from their land

• They gained new territory

• They signed a peace treaty

• They remained in Texas

Which Texas President suspected that the Cherokee were allies with Mexico determined to conquer Texas.

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones