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Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was Texas annexed into the United States?
a)
1845
b)
1836
c)
1821
d)
1519
2.
Which Tejano helped write the Texas Declaration of Independence, Attended the Convention of 1845 and helped write the Texas State Constitution?
a)
Juan Pablo
b)
Juan Seguin
c)
Jose Navarro
d)
Nacho Libre
3.
Which treaty ended the US Mexican War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Velasco
d)
Treaty of Versailles
4.
What Compromise set the current borders of Texas?
a)
Compromise of Rio Grande
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Treaty of Velaco
5.
Who was the final president of Texas?
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Anson Jones
c)
Sam Houston
d)
James K. Polk
6.
The addition of the Southwest part of the US is called the
a)
The Mexican Cession
b)
The Desert of Texas
c)
The Republic Cession
d)
Texas Cession
7.
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
a)
compromise
b)
annexation
c)
debt
d)
republic
8.
Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
a)
abolish
b)
foreign relations
c)
annexation
d)
domestic affairs
9.
Issues relating to a country's internal matters
a)
republic
b)
compromise
c)
domestic affairs
d)
foreign relations
10.
to do away with
a)
dictatorship
b)
abolish
c)
debt
d)
compromise
11.
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
a)
manifest destiny
b)
annexation
c)
republic
d)
federalism
12.
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
a)
dictatorship
b)
domestic affairs
c)
debt
d)
abolish
13.
A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
a)
republic
b)
abolish
c)
dictatorship
d)
federalism
14.
A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
a)
manifest destiny
b)
debt
c)
compromise
d)
federalism
15.
the power of the executive branch to decide on the United States' dealings with other countries in order to achieve national goals
a)
manifest destiny
b)
dictatorship
c)
foreign relations
d)
abolish
16.
something, typically money, that is owed or due
a)
debt
b)
compromise
c)
annexation
d)
abolish
17.
Began a system of public education in Texas
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
18.
Peace with American Indians
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
19.
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution to Texas?
a)
Reducing Debt
b)
Land for public education & Universities
c)
Getting rid of the Native Americans
20.
Sam Houston held all of the following political positions EXCEPT
a)
Texas Army Commander
b)
President of the Republic
c)
Navy Commander
d)
United States Senator
21.
Why did some of the Republic of Texas government NOT favor annexation to the U.S.?
a)
They wanted Texas to stay small
b)
They wanted to keep their own government
c)
They did want the U.S. debt
d)
They didn't want to become a slave state
22.
Why did many immigrants choose to migrate to Texas?
a)
slavery
b)
cheap land & mild climate
c)
harsh winters
d)
they just ended up there
23.
What is the correct order of presidents during the Republic of Texas?
a)
Houston, Lamar, Houston, Jones
b)
Houston, Houston, Lamar, Jones
c)
Houston, Lamar, Jones, Houston
d)
Houston, Jones, Lamar, Houston
24.
Why did Texas not be annexed immediately into the usa
a)
Lamars opinion
b)
Usa did not have enough room so consequentially Texas had to wait
c)
No Reason Just Lazy
d)
Slavery
25.
Based on the map, why would the location of Santa Fe encourage Mirabeau Lamar to annex it?
a)
so he could move the capital of the republic closer to Mexico
b)
to control land occupied by Native American groups he wanted to remove from Texas
c)
to gain access to the Rio Grande and provide a port to Texas
d)
to gain control over disputed land that both Texas and Mexico claimed and as the first step in the republic’s expansion to the Pacific Ocean
26.
What was the purpose of the Santa Fe expedition?
a)
To find silver for the Republic’s treasury
b)
To increase trade between Austin and Santa Fe
c)
To drive the Comanches out of Texas
d)
To convince Santa Fe and eastern New Mexico to join Texas
27.
Name the fight between Texans regarding the towns of Houston and Austin ...
a)
the Oil Bowl
b)
the Buffalo war
c)
the Archive war
d)
the Indian war
28.
Which was not a problem for Texas during Houston’s 1st term ?
a)
finding a new Vice-President
b)
controlling the army
c)
fixing government finances
d)
Keeping Peace in TX
29.
How did Houston try to reduce the Republic’s $1M debt?
a)
Selling Wool
b)
Cut government spending
c)
Taxing tobacco
d)
Nothing
30.
What were the two major issues preventing Texas from joining the USA in 1836?
a)
Mexico and El Salvador
b)
Slavery and Debt
c)
Native American Policy & Texas Navy
d)
Canada and Ireland
31.
What was the Archives war about?
a)
The size of the Navy.
b)
Where the capital should be?
c)
Education system
d)
In & Out or Whataburger.
32.
In 1844 Texans took a final vote on what topic?
a)
Being Annexed by the USA.
b)
War with Mexico
c)
Public Education
d)
Abolishing Slavery
33.
Which of the following statements are true about Sam Houston's American Indian policy?
a)
Houston failed to convince the Cherokee to move to Texas
b)
Houston wanted to make peace with each Indian group
c)
Houston wanted to convince the Comanche to invade Mexico
d)
Houston wanted to push Indians to Oklahoma
34.
What was Lamar's policy towards Native Americans?
a)
He wanted to make peace treaties.
b)
He attempted to push them off their land.
c)
He tried to trade guns for buffalo hides.
d)
Set aside reservation land so they wouldn't cause trouble.
35.
Why did people want to elect Sam Houston in 1836?
a)
He was Commander of the Texas Army that won the war
b)
Most Texans thought he would be a good leader
c)
Most Texans preferred his pro-Indian policies
d)
He got all the votes of people who spoke Spanish only
36.
The group that benefited most from the freedoms in the Constitution of 1836
a)
Native Americans
b)
Slaves
c)
Tejanos
d)
Anglos
37.
The event that led to increased Comanche hostility to whites and Texas Rangers in Texas was
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Cordova Rebellion
c)
Santa Fe Expedition
d)
Election of Houston to a Second Term
38.
I was one of three Mexican signers of the TX Declaration of Independence and I worked to increase the rights of Tejanos after the TX Revolution. Who am I?
a)
Vicenti Cordova
b)
Juan Seguin
c)
William Goyens
d)
Jose Antonio Navarro
39.
During the Republic Era, which group was created to protect the frontier against Native American raids?
a)
Texas Navy
b)
Texas Rangers
c)
Texas Military
d)
Texas Cowboys
40.
The desire of the United States to control all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean is which vocabulary term?
a)
Annexation
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
41.
What year was did the annexation of Texas occur?
a)
1836
b)
1821
c)
1845
d)
1844
42.
A defining characteristic of the Republic Era is
a)
US-Mexico War
b)
Native Americans interact with Europeans
c)
missions are built
d)
Expansion of civil, political, and religious freedoms for Anglos
43.
Public records and documents (papers)
a)
Archives
b)
Books
c)
Folders
44.
Income profit or money made (can be for individual, business, or government).
a)
Cash money
b)
Revenue
c)
Avenue
45.
Which river did the Republic of Texas claim was the southern boundary of Texas?
a)
The Nueces River
b)
The Brazos River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Gulf of Mexico
46.
Even though the Texas Congress did not approve President Lamar's plan to annex _____, he sent a group of soldiers there anyway.
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Laredo
c)
Mexico City
d)
El Paso
47.
The paper money issued during the Lamar presidency to help resolve the Republic's large debt was known as _____.
a)
redbacks
b)
pound notes
c)
star money
d)
greenbacks
48.
Why did Houston favor the annexation of Texas to the United States?
a)
Because of financial difficulties, problems with Mexico and conflicts with Natives.
b)
Because he felt the United States would go bankrupt with the land.
c)
Because he did not want to be annexed to Great Britain.
d)
Because he wanted to be recognized as the only Texas Republic president to accomplish the task of annexation.
49.
The Republic of Texas faced many financial difficulties that included:
a)
Tension over recognition of independence that led to war with Great Britain and France.
b)
Few sources of revenue and too many expenses and failed paper money circulated.
c)
Not enough soldiers to build an army.
d)
Not enough soldiers to build an army.
50.
The United States at first voted not to annex Texas because -
a)
Northerners (free states) did not want to annex a large slave-holding state.
b)
They knew many Texans opposed annexation.
c)
They did not want to pay the debts that Texas owed from the war.
d)
They did not want to own territory once owned by Mexico.
51.
What was the Mexican Cession?
a)
The idea that expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean was certain
b)
The transfer of land that America was given after the Mexican American War
c)
A government body that has the power to make or pass laws
d)
a buffer zone between the United States and Mexico.
52.
people chosen to speak for a group
a)
Debt
b)
Individual rights
c)
Delegates
53.
"people rule"; allowing states to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Republic
c)
Judicial Branch
54.
each branch of government has its own powers, and the powers do not overlap
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Treaty
c)
Siege
d)
Annexation
55.
What year did Texas become a country?
a)
1821
b)
1845
c)
1836
d)
1861
56.
What Year did Texas Join the United States?
a)
1821
b)
1836
c)
1845
d)
1861
57.
Texas becomes what number State?
a)
20th
b)
21th
c)
18th
d)
28th
58.
Who Was Edwin Moore?
a)
Leader of the Cherokees who wanted Peace
b)
Had to be labeled as a Tejano helped Sam Houston
c)
Commander of the Texas Navy
d)
Texas Ranger helped Settle California
59.
Who was Chief Bowls?
a)
Cherokee Chief who wanted peace
b)
Commander of the Texas Navy
c)
Had to be labeled as a Tejano helped Sam Houston
d)
Texas Rangers helped settle California
60.
Who was William Goyens?
a)
Cherokee Chief wanted peace
b)
had to be labeled as a Tejano helped Sam Houston
c)
Commander of the Texas Navy
d)
Texas Ranger helped settle California
61.
Who was Jack Coffee Hays?
a)
Cherokee Chief who wanted peace
b)
Had to be labeled as a Tejano who helped Sam Houston
c)
Commander of the Texas Navy
d)
Texas Ranger who also helped settle California
62.
How many years was considered a Term for a Texas President?
a)
3 years
b)
6 years
c)
4 years
d)
2 years
63.
What was the Council House Fight?
a)
The people of Austin not allowing the government documents to be taken
b)
Last attempt at peace with the Native Americans
c)
Lamar expanding and gaining El Paso
d)
First invasion of Mexico at a small town looking for gold
64.
Was a Texas President allowed to serve consecutive terms?
a)
True
b)
False
65.
How many Years was Texas a country before annexation?
a)
8 years
b)
6 years
c)
11 years
d)
9 years
66.
What does annexation mean?
a)
to subtract
b)
to add
c)
to stop slavery
d)
to fight a wat
67.
After the war Texas piled up alot of?
a)
Money
b)
Debt
c)
Candy
68.
Who got rid of the Texas Navy?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
c)
Stone Cold Steve Austin
69.
Who rebuilt the Texas army?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
c)
Abraham Lincoln
70.
Money that the government collects
a)
Revenue
b)
Capitol
c)
Redback
d)
Archive
71.
Expenditure is
a)
Money earned
b)
Money saved
c)
Money lost
d)
Money spent
72.
The amount of money a nation's government owes
a)
Capitol
b)
Public Debt
c)
Cabinet
d)
Government Debt
73.
A family home and its surrounding land
a)
Public Land
b)
Homestead
c)
Land Grant
d)
Colony
74.
A crop to be used on the farm where it was raised
a)
Store Crop
b)
Cash Crop
c)
Subsistence Crop
d)
Main Crop
75.
Which of these groups of people gained political, civil, and religious freedoms after Texas' independence.
a)
Anglos
b)
Native Americans
c)
Tejanos
d)
African slaves
76.
Which of these groups would be forced off of their land with no replacement and without being paid?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Tejanos
c)
Anglos
d)
African slaves
77.
Which one of these was Sam Houston's solution for not having an army?
a)
Texas Rangers
b)
a large, strong Navy
c)
a small, manageable Navy
d)
minute men
78.
The Texas constitution borrowed the most from what other country's constitution?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
France
79.
The person who is known as the “Father of Texas Education” is
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Anson Jones
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
d)
George W. Bush
80.
The president who had the best relationship with Texas Indians was
a)
Lamar
b)
Houston
c)
Jones
d)
Bush
81.
The government of the Republic of Texas was divided into _____ branches
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
82.
The largest common problem faced by all presidents of Texas was
a)
threat of invasion from the U.S.
b)
relations with Britain .
c)
the growing debt.
d)
famine and hunger.
83.
Which of the following was NOT a problem involving Mexico?
a)
Mexico didn't officially recognize Texas.
b)
There were boundary disputes between Texas & Mexico.
c)
Mexico threatened to retake Texas.
d)
Mexico annexed Texas before the U.S. could do so.
84.
The U.S. feared war with Mexico if it annexed Texas?
a)
True
b)
False
85.
Mexico still presented a problem to Texas because
a)
Texas could not trade with them.
b)
the Texans could not speak their language.
c)
very few Texans were Catholic.
d)
Mexico didn’t recognize Texas independence.
86.
Lamar’s biggest accomplishment involved
a)
education
b)
Native American policy
c)
annexation
d)
relations with Mexico.
87.
What caused Houston to eliminate (get rid of) government jobs and cut the size of the army during his second term?
a)
He wanted to reduce the debt.
b)
He no longer viewed Mexico as a threat.
c)
He had enemies within the government.
d)
He felt the army was not effective and was too large.
88.
Why was President Lamar against annexation into the U.S.?
a)
He thought Texas had the resources to become a great & powerful nation.
b)
He hated the United States..
c)
He did not want to have to get rid of slavery in order to be annexed.
d)
He knew would no longer be President if Texas joined U.S.
89.
There were very few issues on which Houston and Lamar disagreed.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Which of the following is NOT a term listed in the Treaties of Velasco:
a)
All Mexican forces would withdraw beyond the Rio Grande.
b)
Texas would return Santa Anna to Mexico.
c)
Santa Anna would not take up arms against Texas.
d)
Santa Anna would be the new president of the Republic of Texas.
91.
The second secret treaty Santa Anna was asked to sign stated:
a)
In exchange for Santa Anna's release, he would persuade Mexican leaders to recognize Texan Independence.
b)
The war between Mexico and Texas was official ended, and Texas was independent.
c)
The Mexicans would return all captured property.
d)
Prisoners would be returned to their homes.
92.
How many terms as president did Houston serve?
a)
0
b)
4
c)
2
d)
1
93.
Texas is a ______ state.
a)
Slave Free
b)
Slave
94.
What problems did every president of Texas face?
a)
Problems with American Indians
b)
Large public debt
c)
Problems with Mexico
d)
All answers correct
95.
I wrote accounts of what happened during the Council House Fight. Who am I?
a)
Jack Coffee Hays
b)
Mary Maverick
c)
Samuel Maverick
d)
Chief Bowles
96.
The Republic of Texas benefited from my peacemaking skills and negotiated treaties with the Native Americans.
a)
President Lamar
b)
William Goyens
c)
Jack Coffee Hays
d)
Edwin Moore
97.
I was a friend of Sam Houston's and my death was a result of President Lamar's Indian policy.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Chief Bowles
c)
Edwin Moore
d)
Jack Coffee Hays
98.
I was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and President Lamar sent me to Santa Fe to try to convince them to join the Republic of Texas.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Jack Coffee Hays
c)
Edwin Moore
d)
Jose Antonio Navarro
99.
Who was the leader of the Texas Navy?
a)
Jose Navarro
b)
Jack Coffee Hays
c)
Edwin Moore
d)
Chief Bowles
100.
Our job was to protect the frontier.
a)
Texas Rangers
b)
Cherokee Indians
c)
Texas navy
d)
The cabinet
101.
What was Sam Houston's issue with the Texas Navy?
a)
cost to much money
b)
It was to small
c)
It was to powerful
d)
was working for the Mexican Government
102.
What event do the following bullets points represent?
* Troops were sent to explore New Mexico
* Lamar wanted this piece of land for his empire
* Troops were unable to make it back to Texas due to being captured
* Troops did not have any supplies to allow them to come back to Texas
* Troops were sent to explore New Mexico
* Lamar wanted this piece of land for his empire
* Troops were unable to make it back to Texas due to being captured
* Troops did not have any supplies to allow them to come back to Texas
a)
The Council House Fight
b)
The Cordova Rebellion
c)
The Texas Rangers battle
d)
The Santa Fe Expeditioin
103.
President Lamar did not trust the Indians and the Indians were angry at Texas for not giving them title to their land. Late 1838, a group of Mexicans and Native Americans planned a resistance against the Republic of Texas. This would increase tension between Texas and Native Americans.
This is resistance is known as?
This is resistance is known as?
a)
The Council House Fight
b)
The Santa Fe Expedition
c)
The Cordova Rebellion
d)
The Texas Rangers Never Quit
104.
* Commander in Chief of the Navy for Republic of Texas
* Supported Mirabeau Lamar
* Helped protect the Mexican state of Yucatan from their ports being blockaded
* Eventually was dishonorably discharged.
* Supported Mirabeau Lamar
* Helped protect the Mexican state of Yucatan from their ports being blockaded
* Eventually was dishonorably discharged.
a)
Edwin W. Moore
b)
Chief Bowles
c)
William Goyens
d)
Jack Coffee Hayes
105.
How is Mary Maverick important to the tourist industry in San Antonio today?
a)
She is partly responsible for the preservation and restoration of the Alamo.
b)
She was instrumental in getting the River Walk built.
c)
Her family owns Fiesta Texas.
d)
She is the mayor of San Antonio.
106.
As president of Texas, why did Dr. Anson Jones say, “The Republic of Texas is no more.” on Feb. 19th, 1846?
a)
That was the day Texas was annexed and became the 28th state in the United States of America.
b)
That was the day Mexican forces defeated Texas forces at the Rio Grande.
c)
Great Britain had finally taken Texas as a protectorate.
d)
That was the day that Texas became known as Coahuila y Tejas.
107.
Which region of Texas was home to most of the state's slaveholders?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
108.
Which person left detailed accounts of how Texans lived their daily lives?
a)
Mary Maverick
b)
Betsy Ross
c)
Martin DeLeon
d)
Juan Seguin
109.
Who is known as the "Father of Education"?
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
110.
Who was the first president of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
George Washington
c)
Anson Jones
d)
Stephen F. Austin
111.
Which letter represents Mexico?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
112.
Which letter represents the Republic of Texas?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
113.
Which constitution was written in 1836?
a)
Texas Constitution
b)
United States Constitutiion
114.
What was the most important industry in Texas?
a)
farming
b)
ranching
c)
banking
d)
shipbuilding
115.
Land that lies beyond the border of a settled area is known as -
a)
wasteland
b)
frontier
c)
badlands
d)
boundary
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