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WorksheetsTX20 - Republic of Texas
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
A woman named Mary Maverick grew up in Texas during the years of the republic. Historians have learned about daily life in Texas from items she recorded. Which of these formats was most likely used by Mary to record the events of her life?
diaries and journals
Facebook posts
video recordings
digital photographs
Why would President Sam Houston be AGAINST building a navy for Texas?
it would be expensive, and would drain the finances of Texas
it would probably anger the U.S.
it would take at least 5 years to create a useful navy
it would never be strong enough to defend against pirates in the Gulf
The best way to move supplies and people during this time period was using boats on the water. Which of these cities was located on the Texas coast and was used as a port to move supplies and people in and out of Texas?
Galveston
Richardson
Amarillo
Dallas
Which of these groups was used to protect Texans from local American Indian tribes?
the Texas Rangers
the Old Three Hundred
the Texas Navy
the ad interim government
Mirabeau B. Lamar served as the 2nd President of Texas [after Sam Houston's first term]. During his presidency, Lamar sent a group of soldiers and settlers to establish a western boundary of Texas. What was this journey called? [hint: this plan was a total failure, with most of the participants being killed by Comanche Indians or captured by the Mexican army]
the "Santa Fe Expedition"
the "Fredonian Rebellion"
the "Archives War"
the "Western Boundary Group"
Most of the Texans favored annexation because most of them had come from the U.S. originally, and because the U.S. could provide protection from foreign dangers. However, the U.S. did NOT annex Texas right away because...
the annexation of Texas would likely start a war between the U.S. and Mexico
the U.S. did NOT want to add another "slave state", since slavery was already a big issue
BOTH of these answers are correct
The "Council House Fight" and the "Cordova Rebellion" are two examples of conflicts that happened during Lamar's presidency. What group was President Lamar's administration fighting against in both of these conflicts? [hint: Lamar wanted to completely remove these people from Texas]
Native American tribes
the Texas Rangers
the Mexican government
Tejanos
One of the biggest issues that was faced in the Republic of Texas was...
the debt [money Texas owed other countries] was rising
gold had been found in the mountains of west Texas
American Indians had killed two of the Texas presidents in battle
the Texans were fighting a war against the country of Spain
Which list shows the Presidents of Texas [in chronological order]?
1st - Sam Houston
2nd - Mirabeau B. Lamar
3rd - Sam Houston
1st - Stephen F. Austin
2nd - Sam Houston
3rd - William B. Travis
1st - Sam Houston
2nd - Moses Austin
3rd - David G. Burnet
1st - Mirabeau B. Lamar
2nd - Sam Houston
3rd - Santa Anna
What "nickname" was given to the incident where Texan prisoners had to pick beans from a jar to determine if they lived or died?
the Drawing of the Black Beans
the Texan Prisoners and the Beans
the Bean Incident
the Picking of the Execution Beans
