Republic of Texas

What were the Texas Rangers originally established to do during the early Republic of Texas?

• Play baseball

• Keep Texans safe from Native Americans

• Create prisons in Texas

• Become judges in the Texas court system

What was Sam Houston's first priority when he became President of Texas?

• Create a national anthem

• Paying debts from the Revolution

• Create a constitution

• Find people to support him

Who was the first President of Texas?

• George Washington

• Stephen F Austin

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

Why couldn't Texas establish a successful Army or Navy?

• They didn't have the finances (money)

• They didn't have the time to train soldiers

• They didn't have anywhere to train soldiers

Which of the following is the correct order of Presidency in Texas?

• Sam Houston, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar

• Mirabeau Lamar, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, Sam Houston

• Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, Mirabeau Lamar

Sam Houston thought the capital of Texas should be in _______ while Mirabeau Lamar thought it should be in _______.

• Houston, Austin

• Austin, Houston

• Austin, San Antonio

• San Antonio, Amarillo

Lamar and Houston were both wanting peace with the Native Texan tribes.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Mirabeau Lamar was not peaceful with Native American tribes, Sam Houston was peaceful.

Texas was a slave state.

• True

• False

Why did the United States originally not want to annex Texas?

• They did not want to war with Mexico.

• They didn't want war with France.

• They did not want war with Spain.

• They did not want war with Native Americans.

Slavery and ________ were major concerns the United States had when considering annexing Texas.

• taxes

• conflicts with Native Americans

• military issues

• loyalty