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WorksheetsChapter 14
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The issue of public debt-the amount of money owed by the republic-was a challenge throughout the early years of the Texas Republic
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The permanent capitol chosen by the Texas Congress was built on the Colorado River at the eastern edge of the Hill Country and was named after Stephen F. Austin.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Native Americans raids slowed immigration in parts of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Cotton was the most favored cash crop in the Republic of Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A lack of natural resources discouraged many people from settling in Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In 1850's slave labor led to a big increase in cotton production in the republic.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
To raise money, the Texas Congress passed a tariff. What is a tariff?
a)
a tax on imported goods
b)
a tax on livestock
c)
a property tax
d)
an income tax
9.
Which of the following countries was the first to recognize Texas as an independent country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Great Britian
d)
France
10.
What was one reason for the republic's money problems?
a)
The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.
b)
The Allen brothers needed a large amount of money to build the new capital city.
c)
Revenues far exceeded the expenditures of the government.
d)
The government had borrowed $1.25 million to pay for the revolution.
11.
What was the result of the Council House Fight?
a)
The death of 7 Texans and 35 Comanche.
b)
Lamar ordered an end to attacks on Native American villages.
c)
Lamar ordered the removal of the Cherokee from Texas.
d)
The Comanche sought a peace treaty with Texas.
12.
In what year did Texas join the United States?
a)
1830
b)
1840
c)
1845
d)
1850
13.
What were squatters?
a)
people who grazed their herds on land they did not own
b)
people who received large land grants
c)
people who depended on subsistence crops
d)
people who herded the cattle to market
14.
As settlements and towns in the republic grew, what need increased?
a)
the need for professionals, such as doctors, teachers, and ministers
b)
the need for a change in Texas's land grant policies
c)
the need for more farmers
d)
the need to limit the number of new settlers alllowed
15.
What contributed to the growth of settlements in certain locations of the republic?
a)
established roads and schools
b)
natural resources and geographic features
c)
presence of existing farms and ranches
d)
cooperation of local citizen groups
16.
The production of cash crops in the republic relied on what form of support?
a)
affordable labor from migrant farmworkers
b)
the construction of railroads to transport products
c)
the increase is subsistence farming
d)
the unpaid labor os enslaved workers
17.
Why did Mirabeau Lamar urge the Texas Congress to reject the peace treaty with the Cherokee that had been negotiated by Sam Houston?
a)
Lamar believed that the peace treaty should have given the Cherokee access to more land.
b)
Lamar wanted to negotiate a new peace treaty with the Cherokee.
c)
Lamar believed that the Cherokee had been involved in the Córdova Rebellion and were allied with Mexico.
d)
Lamar thought that Houston had no right to negotiate the treaty with the Cherokee.
18.
Who was Edwin W. Moore?
a)
Leader of Cherokee band in Texas
b)
Commander of the Texas Navy
c)
President of Texas
d)
Vice President of Texas
19.
Who was the first president of The Republic of Texas?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Erasmo Seguin
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Sam Houston
20.
What major policy of Sam Houston did Mirabeau Lamar oppose?
a)
recognition of Texas as nation by Mexico
b)
the need to increase public debt
c)
the annexation of Texas by the United States
d)
the removal of the Native Americans from Texas
21.
What did Congress do to cut the costs of the government?
a)
lowered taxes
b)
cut government jobs and salaries
c)
sold the Navy
d)
cancelled schools
22.
The Regulators and Moderators were...?
a)
special departments within the Texas Rangers
b)
two groups of settlers who were friends
c)
the nicknames for Sam Houston's cabinet members
d)
two groups of settlers who had been feuding since 1839
23.
Why did Texas face financial difficulties under President Lamar?
a)
Lamar borrowed money from Spain that we could not pay back
b)
Lamar spent almost $2.5 million on wars with Native Americans
c)
Lamar paid back Mexico for the cost of the Texas Revolution
d)
He spend all the money for education purposes
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