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Unit 6: Republic of Texas Era

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year did Sam Houston's troops defeated Santa Anna's Mexican army, effectively ending the TYexas Revolution?

a)

1821

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1861

2.

All of the following took place in what era?

*The Archive War *Battle of Mier *Mirabeau Lamar's Term *President of Texas...

a)

Age of Contact

b)

Texas Revolution

c)

Republic of Texas

d)

Spanish Colonial

3.

A major focus of Houston's administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was---

a)

writing a constitution for Texas

b)

planning annexatio0n by the United States

c)

paying debts from fighting the revolution

d)

resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

4.

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Anson Jones

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

d)

James K. Polk

5.

Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attack AFTER the Texas Revolution?

a)

United States Army

b)

Army of the Republic

c)

Texas Rangers

d)

Texas Militia

6.

Anson Jones was a LEADER DURING THE ----

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

annexation of Texas

c)

early settlement of Texas

d)

signing of the Treaties of Velasco

7.

Mirabeau Lamar is remembered for all of the following EXCEPT---

a)

favoring westward expansion

b)

relocating the capital of Austin

c)

serving as the Republic's first president

d)

developing the educational system

8.

Which of the following was an EARLY problem faced by the Republic of Texas?

a)

lack of recognition as a nation by other countries

b)

interference by U. S. military

c)

lack of leadership

d)

no access to trade

9.

Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?

a)

Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico

b)

The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic.

c)

Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States

d)

The United States had laws forbidding any slavery states to be admitted

10.

Which Texan worked to have Texas annexed by the United States?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Mirabeau Lamar

c)

John Tyler

d)

Juan Seguin

11.

Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?

a)

Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo ending the war with Mexico.

b)

Sam Houston was elected President of the

Republic

c)

Texas was annexed by the United States.

d)

The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas.

12.

All of the following were reasons for annexation of Texas into the United States except---

a)

The U.S. feared that Mexico would retake Texas.

b)

The U.S. wanted to keep Texas as a trade partner

c)

The U.S. wanted to trade Texas to the British

d)

The U.S. feared that the British would take Texas.

13.

The impresario system encourages immigration in colonial Texas. Which of the following was a SIMILAR plan that brought immigrants during the Republic period?

a)

high taxes

b)

land grants

c)

inexpensive loans

d)

government bonds

14.

Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?

a)

Texas would have its debts paid by the U.S.

b)

Texas would remain an independent territory in the U.S.

c)

Texas was at war with Mexico

d)

Texas would be allowed to remain a sovereign nation.

15.

Which of the following events occurred AFTER voters in Texas approved the state's new constitution and annexation ordinance?

a)

The United States Congress admitted Texas into the Union as the 28th state.

b)

The Texas Legislature voted to remain an independent republic

c)

The United States officially recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent country.

d)

Great Britain started a war to have Texas remain an independent nation.

16.

Which event most likely influenced the voting patterns...

a)

expansion of slavery

b)

the threat of war with Spain

c)

competition of the transcontinental railroad through Texas

d)

Battle of the Alamo

17.

In what way was Texas changed by the influx of European immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century?

a)

Cultural conflicts challenged local leaders.

b)

Many new thriving towns were established

c)

Schools began teaching students dual languages

d)

Spanish ranchers were displaced from grazing land.

18.

Letter from Andrew Jackson, March 11, 1844, Merk Frederick. Slavery and the Annexation of Texas, 1972

The excerpt refers to which events?

a)

the annexation of Texas to the Union

b)

the annexation of California to the Union

c)

treaty negotiations with Great Britain

d)

the alliance with Mexico

19.

Why did many Americans not want to annex Texas?

Which phrase completes the decision tree above?

a)

It will add resources to the United States

b)

It will provoke a war with Mexico

c)

It will make the U.S. larger and more powerful

d)

It will increase trade and transportation options.