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WorksheetsThe Republic of Texas
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Fixing government finances is an example of __________________.
a)
foreign policy
b)
domestic policy
c)
interest
d)
archives
2.
meetings designed to reawaken strong religious beliefs
a)
archives
b)
annexation
c)
resurgence
d)
revival
3.
price paid for borrowed money
a)
interest
b)
principal
c)
taxes
d)
cash
4.
one country taking over all or part of another
a)
siege
b)
annexation
c)
expedition
5.
property owned by the government and not individuals
a)
plots
b)
acres
c)
public lands
d)
subsistence
6.
person who once served in the armed forces
a)
veteran
b)
immigrant
c)
domestic
d)
soldier
7.
type of policy dealing with issues outside the country
a)
domestic policy
b)
foreign policy
c)
annexation
d)
interest
8.
farming that provides only enough income to support the family
a)
agriculture
b)
cash crops
c)
domestic
d)
subsistence
9.
farm product grown for sale to others for profit
a)
cash crops
b)
agriculture
c)
subsistence farming
d)
archives
10.
Which of the following was not a problem in Houston's first term?
a)
fixing government finances
b)
convincing the U.S. to recognize Texas
c)
controlling the army
d)
improving relations with Mexico
11.
Why did the U.S. not annex Texas in 1837?
a)
to avoid having another free state enter the union
b)
because Americans did not think the area was worthwhile
c)
to avoid war with Mexico
d)
because few Americans lived there
12.
What town did Lamar make the new capital of Texas?
a)
Goliad
b)
Austin
c)
Houston
d)
San Antonio
13.
Why did Lamar launch the Sante Fe expedition?
a)
to punish the people living there
b)
to take land from the U.S.
c)
to weaken Native Americans
d)
to make Texas larger and help its finances
14.
How did Houston solve the conflicts with Native Americans?
a)
by signing peace agreements with them
b)
by using force to push them out of Texas
c)
by tricking them into attacking Mexico
d)
by calling on American aid to defeat them
15.
What caused renewed fighting between Texas and Mexico in 1842?
a)
the Texan capture of Mier
b)
the Archives War
c)
the Texan expedition to Santa Fe
d)
the Mexican invasion of Texas
16.
What job experience helped Jones when he became president?
a)
He had been minister to Great Britain.
b)
He had been minister to Mexico.
c)
He had been minister to the U.S.
d)
He had been vice president.
17.
How did the population of Texas change during the Republic?
a)
It decreased due to conflict with Mexico.
b)
It increased to about 50,000.
c)
It stayed about the same.
d)
It grew to be more than 100,000.
18.
Which of the following was not a problem faced by ranchers?
a)
drought
b)
no place to have animals graze
c)
disease
d)
no market for the meat
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