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WorksheetsRepublic of Texas Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Texas had trouble with finances due to....
a)
lack of revenue and excess amount of printed money
b)
The US refused to recognize them as an independent country
c)
Mexico set up a Naval blockade that didn't allow Texas to sell goods
d)
There was a drought that killed all crops in Texas
2.
Which Texas president hated Native Americans and wanted them out of Texas?
a)
Lamar
b)
Houston
c)
Jones
d)
Jackson
3.
Why was is so important that the Republic of Texas have a functioning government from the very beginning?
a)
People develop systems, like government, to manage conflict and create order. Texas had seen what happened to Mexico when they won their independence and didn’t have a system of government in place.
b)
Anson Jones warned the people that without a government, education would never be a priority.
c)
Sam Houston insisted that a government be in place so he could have complete control over the country in order to maintain peace and manage a successful empire.
d)
Texans wanted a dictatorship in order to run the new country more smoothly
4.
Who was the leader of the Cherokees who made land treaties with Sam Houston before being killed in the Battle of Neches?
a)
Chief Bull Horn
b)
Chief Philip Bowles
c)
Chief William Goyens
d)
Chief Standing Bull
5.
Why did the US refuse to annex Texas in the late 1830's?
a)
They did not want to pay Texas war debt
b)
They did not want to deal with the Comanche tribe
c)
They did not want to cause conflict with Mexico
d)
They did not want to mess up their balance of free and slave states
6.
Which of the following is not a reason Texas had financial difficulty?
a)
They printed too much paper money
b)
They gave away too much land to war veterans
c)
They had few sources of income as a government
d)
Texan citizens did want any taxes
7.
Who said the white man and the red cannot dwell in harmony?
a)
David Burnett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
d)
Chief Bowles
8.
What was the main cause of the Cherokee War?
a)
Anglo's wanted the Cherokee land for themselves
b)
Chief Bowles and the Cherokee fought for Mexico during the Mexican Revolution
c)
Chief Bowles united the Cherokee with other native tribes to fight against the Anglo Texans
d)
Cherokee's kept raiding the Texan settlements
9.
How did the belief of Manifest Destiny affect Texas annexation to the US?
a)
It made US citizens take pity on the poor Texan people
b)
It made the US people eager to conquer Mexico
c)
US citizens wanted to move out and control all the land to the Pacific Ocean
d)
US Citizens saw the potential for farming in Texas and believed they were called to grow Texas
10.
Which of the following were Sam Houston's foreign policy goals?
a)
To gain other countries recognition of Texas as an independent nation
b)
avoid annexation to the US
c)
avoid conflict with Mexico
d)
both avoid conflict with Mexico and gain recognition from other countries
11.
Which part of the US did not want Texas annexed?
a)
The South because they opposed slavery
b)
The North because they supported slavery
c)
The South because they supported slavery
d)
The North because they opposed slavery
12.
Why did anglo settlers come to Texas?
a)
For new opportunities
b)
To fight Mexico
c)
To have slaves since slavery was illegal in the US
d)
To flee from the cholera outbreak in the US
13.
The Santa Fe Expedition is a great example of?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Federalism
d)
Expansion Mindset
14.
How did migration and immigration help Texas?
a)
It helped its population more than double in 9 years
b)
It led to Texas adopting the Spanish language
c)
It helped forge and build the relationships between Texans and the natives
d)
It led to more conflict with Mexico
15.
Which US President recognized Texas as an independent nation?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Tyler
d)
Joshua Jackson
16.
What caused the Archives War?
a)
Lamar tried to move the Nations archive from Houston to Austin to prevent it from falling in Mexico's hands
b)
Houston tried to move the Nations archive from Houston to Austin to prevent it from falling in Mexico's hands
c)
Lamar tried to move the Nations archive from Austin to Houston to prevent it from falling in Mexico's hands
d)
Houston tried to move the Nations archive from Austin to Houston to prevent it from falling in Mexico's hands
17.
Why did the Texans want Annexation?
a)
The US had abolished slavery which Texans supported
b)
Most Texans believed in Manifest Destiny
c)
They wanted to join the US because they were afraid Mexico would retake Texas
d)
They wanted to join the US because the US had less taxes than Texas
18.
Why did the British want Texas to stay independent?
a)
They thought Texas could one day be the most powerful country in North America
b)
It would give them a large trading partner in the North America
c)
They thought the US would become too powerful if it annexed Texas
d)
They wanted to weaken Mexico by keeping them away from Texas
19.
How did Houston handle Texas debt when he was first elected president?
a)
He looked for other sources of income
b)
He used gold and silver to cover his expenses
c)
He printed more and more paper money to cover expenses
d)
He looked to get a loan from the US
20.
Where was the first capital located?
a)
Columbia
b)
Houston
c)
Austin
d)
San Antonio
21.
Which of the following was not something Houston and Lamar disagreed on?
a)
treatment of natives
b)
annexation to the US
c)
the nations debt
d)
getting Mexico to recognize Texas as an independent nation
22.
How did Houston try to solve the debt issue?
a)
By decreasing spending
b)
By increasing spending
c)
By creating more jobs
d)
By taking Mexican officials prisoner and holding them up for ransom
23.
What was Houston trying to keep from the Mexicans that led to the Archives war?
a)
Crops
b)
Gold
c)
Public records
d)
weapons
24.
What event led to the black bean episode?
a)
Cordova Rebellion
b)
Archives War
c)
Mier Expedition
d)
Cherokee War
25.
Which of the following correctly puts the Texas presidents in chronological order?
a)
Houston-Houston-Lamar-Jones
b)
Jones-Houston-Lamar-Houston
c)
Lamar-Houston-Jones-Houston
d)
Houston-Lamar-Houston-Jones
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