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WorksheetsUnit 5 Test Review "Revolution and Republic"
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Name the era regarding the establishment and affairs of an independent Republic of Texas which included presidents Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar
a)
Texas Independence Era
b)
Texas Republic & Annexation Era
c)
Early Statehood Era
d)
Revolution & Republic Era
2.
All of the following are reasons TX had a strong desire to join the U.S. EXCEPT:
a)
Protection from Mexico
b)
Too much debt
c)
Most had come from the U.S.
d)
Desire to give up slavery
3.
All of the following problems stood in the way of TX becoming part of the U.S. EXCEPT:
a)
Anti-slave states didn't want TX
b)
U.S. didn't want to damage relations with Mexico
c)
U.S. didn't want to have to deal with TX debt
d)
Pro-slave states didn't want TX
4.
What is the main issue facing Texas before it could become a state?
a)
Slavery
b)
Peace treaties with Indians
c)
TX was too powerful
d)
Mexico immediately recognized TX independence
5.
Why did Indian groups begin a series of raids on white settlements in 1836?
a)
They resented Anglos settling on their land
b)
They wanted to continue hiding
c)
They were hired by the Mexican Army
d)
There were no raids.
6.
What did Congress do in order to bring in money to pay off the debt?
a)
Tariffs on imported goods
b)
Property & Business Taxes
c)
Land Title Fees
d)
All of the above
7.
Why did TX debt continue to grow despite Houston's efforts?
a)
Govt still spent more money than it brought in
b)
Lamar was secretly spending money
c)
The debt stopped growing.
d)
Houston had no plan to try and lower the debt.
8.
True or False: Lamar was in favor of annexation
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Who believed education was one of the top goals for Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirbeau Lamar
10.
Texas becoming a state in the U.S. is an example of
a)
sovereignty
b)
annexation
c)
becoming a territory
d)
solidarity
11.
What was the significance of the Cordova Rebellion?
a)
TXNS distrust Natives & Mexicans and want them removed
b)
TXNS make peace with Natives & Mexicans
c)
Cherokees were granted land titles to their land
d)
Karankawas declared war on TXNS
12.
What event caused the Cherokee tribe to leave TX?
a)
Battle of Neches
b)
Mier Expedition
c)
Council House Fight
d)
Santa Fe Expedition
13.
The "greatest blunder in the history of TX-Indians relations" was
a)
The Cordova Rebellion
b)
The Council House Fight
c)
The Santa Fe Expedition
d)
The Mier Expedition
14.
What financial mistake did Lamar make to try and lower the debt?
a)
Reserving land and giving them to universities
b)
Printing and circulating too many redbacks
c)
Costs from all his expeditions during his second presidential term
d)
Costs from continued fighting between the TX Rangers & Indians
15.
What was the purpose of the Santa Fe Expedition?
a)
To take land from the U.S.
b)
To weaken the Indian tribes
c)
To expand TX west and get new trade opportunities
d)
To punish those living in Santa Fe
16.
How did the Santa Fe Expedition in?
a)
TXNS being captured and forced to march to Mexico City
b)
No new trade opportunities
c)
New Mexican anger towards TXNS
d)
All of the above
17.
Who was the Commodore that was dishonorably discharged for helping MXN rebels?
a)
Edwin W. Moore
b)
William Goyens
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
J. Pinckney Henderson
18.
Who was the African-American that negotiated peace treaties with the Cherokees?
a)
Edwin W. Moore
b)
William Goyens
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
J. Pinckney Henderson
19.
One of the best known Texas Rangers; a surveyor of the Republic of Texas; Captain of a Texas Ranger company during Lamar and Houston's presidencies?
a)
Edwin W. Moore
b)
William Goyens
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
J. Pinckney Henderson
20.
How did the Mier Expedition end?
a)
Those who drew black beans died.
b)
Those who drew white beans died.
c)
All the men were executed.
d)
All the men were send to prison in Veracruz.
21.
Who believed that peace treaties with natives was the best policy?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
22.
Who rebuilt the TX Navy?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
23.
Whose main goal was the lower the debt?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
24.
Who wanted TX to become a powerful nation?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
25.
Who created redbacks to decrease the debt?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
26.
Who was the voice of the Tejanos and tried to protect Tejano land and rights; was chosen as a commission on the Santa Fe expedition?
a)
Chief Duwali Bowles
b)
Jose Antonio Navarro
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
William Goyens
27.
Who was ordered to lead the Cherokees out of Texas by Lamar; killed at the Battle of Neches?
a)
Chief Duwali Bowles
b)
Jose Antonio Navarro
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
William Goyens
28.
The establishment of the Republic of Texas was based on all of the following except...
a)
racial freedom
b)
political freedom
c)
civil freedom
d)
religious freedom
29.
The annexation treaty of 1844 said...
a)
TX would become a U.S. territory
b)
TX would give up public lands to the U.S.
c)
the U.S. would take all of TX's debt
d)
All of the above
30.
How was the joint resolution passed?
a)
Unanimous vote in the House
b)
Unanimous vote in the Senate
c)
Simple majority in both houses
d)
Executive Order
31.
Why did European countries want TX to stay an independent nation?
a)
To keep trading with TX and not to allow the U.S. to gain more power
b)
To grow European immigration
c)
To expand international trade
d)
To gain a powerful ally
32.
When did TX join the Union (U.S.)?
a)
December 29, 1845
b)
February 19, 1846
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
February 14, 1844
33.
What U.S. president signed the joint resolution bringing TX into the Union?
a)
James K Polk
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Mirabeau Lamar
34.
Commodore of the Texas Navy who was dishonorably discharged and court-martialed for blockading the Mexican coast.
a)
Edwin Moore
b)
Jose Antonion Navarro
c)
William Goyens
d)
Jack Coffee Hayes
35.
Why would Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas say, "the Republic is no more?"
a)
TX independence was finally recognized by Mexico
b)
TX is now a U.S. territory
c)
the Republic of TX has no more debt
d)
TX is now a state in the U.S.
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