Chapter 13 Review - The Republic of Texas

The United States, Great Britain, France, and Holland immediately recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent nation.

• True

• False

After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.

• True

• False

Why did Sam Houston object to Austin as the capital?

• Austin had no port for the Texas Navy.

• Austin was too close to both Mexico and the frontier line.

• Austin was too hilly for establishing homes and buildings.

• Austin was too far from the U.S. border.

What was one reason for the republic's money problems?

• The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.

• The Allen brothers needed money to build the new capital city.

• Revenues exceeded expenditures of the government.

• The government had borrowed $1.25 million to pay for the revolution.

Which of the following is the best description of the Regulator-Moderator War?

• A. A dispute over land titles.

• B. A disagreement over the neutral zone.

• C. East Texas gang war.

• D. A war over slavery.

A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was —

• writing a constitution for Texas
• planning annexation by the United States
• paying debts from fighting the revolution
• resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

What was the name of the permanent capital chosen by the Texas Congress that was built on the Colorado River and was formally named Waterloo?

• Houston

• Washington on the Brazos

• Austin

• San Antonio

Vicente Cordova's pro-Mexican revolt needed allies. Who did he go to for help?

• Karankawa

• Comanche

• French

• Cherokee

Anson Jones was a leader during the —

• Battle of Gonzales
• annexation of Texas
• early settlement of Texas
• signing of the Treaties of Velasco

On which policies did Houston and Lamar disagree?

• The Texas Navy

• Relations with the Natives

• Annexation

• All of the above