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WorksheetsHouston or Lamar for President
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
As a Republic, what was Texas allowed to do?
Make laws
Govern their people
Have a president
All of the above
Why is Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the "Father of Texas Education?"
He set aside land for public schools
He wrote the first standards from public education
He purchased the first set of textbooks for public education.
He created a college that trained teachers for public schools.
Who served as the second president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
George Washington
Mirabeau Lamar
James Fannin
Which pair of actions by President Mirabeau B. Lamar increased the debt of the Republic of Texas?
Forming a police force and drafting a large army
Creating a navy and fighting American Indian groups
Fighting Mexico and sending as expedition to Louisiana
Constructing a grand capital building and creating an army.
The chief purpose of the Texas Rangers during the Republic of Texas was to --
police major cities
fight American Indian groups
expand borders into New Mexico
negotiate statehood with the United States
Texas government wanted the Cherokees and Comanches to leave the Republic of Texas so that --
settlers could move onto their new land
no one would be afraid.
it wouldn't get too crowded
they wouldn't steal the settlers crops.
Definition of Annexation
give up something; generally refers to formally giving up land
political system in which representatives are responsible for governing
the process of adding land to an existing territory
What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?
Lamar didn't want to tax the people
Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent
Houston wasn't worried about the debt.
Houston did not want to become part of the United States
Which Texas President wanted to join Texas to the United States
President Sam Houston
George Washingtion
Abe Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
