WorksheetsTexas History 13.3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
led an expedition against Mexican forces north of the Rio Grande
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
David Burnet
c)
William S. Fisher
d)
Alexander Somervell
2.
ordered the death of prisoners who had escaped from the Mexican army
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
David Burnet
c)
William S. Fisher
d)
Antonio López de Santa Anna
3.
led the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Salado Creek
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
David Burnet
c)
William S. Fisher
d)
. Alexander Somervell
4.
led the Mier Expedition against Mexico
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
David Burnet
c)
William S. Fisher
d)
. Alexander Somervell
5.
lost the 1841 election for president of the republic
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
David Burnet
c)
William S. Fisher
d)
. Alexander Somervell
6.
How did Congress and Sam Houston try to reduce the republic’s debt?
a)
by pursuing annexation by the United States
b)
by planning to cross the Rio Grande and invade Mexico
c)
by eliminating government jobs and suspending payments on the debt
d)
by agreeing to move the capital out of Austin
7.
How did the policies of Sam Houston differ from those of Mirabeau Lamar?
a)
Houston sought peaceful relations with both Native Americans and Mexico.
b)
Houston increased government spending.
c)
Houston refused to consider annexation by the United States.
d)
Houston wanted to increase the power of the Texas navy.
8.
What was the result of the Archive War?
a)
The government’s archives moved from Austin to San Antonio.
b)
Jack Coffee Hays defeated the Mexican army.
c)
The government’s archives and the capital remained in Austin.
d)
The Mexican army withdrew to Mexico.
9.
What event successfully ended the Mexican invasion of San Antonio?
a)
the Mier Expedition
b)
the Battle of Salado Creek
c)
the Grand Council at the Fall of the Brazos
d)
the Archive War
10.
What were the results of the Mier Expedition?
a)
Mexican troops defeated the Texans, and 17 Texans were executed
b)
General Alexander Somervell and his troops returned home.
c)
Sam Houston made peace with 11 Native American groups.
d)
Texas militia stopped the fighting between feuding forces in East Texas.
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