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WorksheetsRepublic to Statehood
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Capital moved and named Houston
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
2.
Removal of American Indians from Texas
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
3.
Began a system of public education in Texas
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
4.
Sold public land to pay debt
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
5.
Peace with American Indians
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
6.
Favored annexation to the U.S.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
MIrabeau Lamar
7.
Reduced size of army
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
8.
What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1832
d)
1829
9.
Increased spending and debt
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
10.
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution to Texas?
a)
Reducing Debt
b)
Land for public education & Universities
c)
Getting rid of the Native Americans
11.
Which president of the Republic of Texas served as the Revolutionary Army commander during the Battle of San Jacinto?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Anson Jones
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Stephen Austin
12.
Why did some of the Republic of Texas government NOT favor annexation to the U.S.?
a)
They wanted Texas to stay small
b)
They wanted to keep their own government
c)
They did want the U.S. debt
d)
They didn't want to become a slave state
13.
Why did many immigrants choose to migrate to Texas?
a)
slavery
b)
cheap land & mild climate
c)
harsh winters
d)
they just ended up there
14.
What is the correct order of presidents during the Republic of Texas?
a)
Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones
b)
Houston, Houston, Lamar, Jones
c)
Houston, Lamar, Jones, Houston
d)
Houston, Jones, Lamar, Houston
15.
Who was the first country to recognize Texas as a Republic?
a)
Mexico
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
France
16.
Which Republic of Texas president did not favor the Native Americans?
a)
Houston
b)
Lamar
c)
Jones
d)
Jefferson
17.
Why did Texas not be annexed immediately into the usa
a)
Lamars opinion
b)
Usa did not have enough room so consequentially Texas had to wait
c)
No Reason Just Lazy
d)
Slavery
18.
Based on the map, why would the location of Santa Fe encourage Mirabeau Lamar to annex it?
a)
so he could move the capital of the republic closer to Mexico
b)
to control land occupied by Native American groups he wanted to remove from Texas
c)
to gain access to the Rio Grande and provide a port to Texas
d)
to gain control over disputed land that both Texas and Mexico claimed and as the first step in the republic’s expansion to the Pacific Ocean
19.
How did Houston attempt to solve the conflicts with Native Americans?
a)
by going to war with them
b)
by signing peace agreements with them
c)
by raiding their teepees
d)
by getting soldiers from US to fight for the Texans
20.
Who was the fourth president of the Republic of Texas that guided the joining of the U.S.?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Anson Jones
d)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
21.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
22.
The first major piece of land acquired by the United States West of the Mississippi River Was...
a)
Oregon Territory
b)
California
c)
Texas
d)
Louisiana Purchase
23.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
24.
What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
25.
Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war
a)
President Polk
b)
Macys cat Oliver
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Quincy Adams
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