WorksheetsThe Texas Republic and Sam Houston's First Presidency
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
Henry Smith
Anson
Jones
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Mirabeau (a) was the first Vice President and second President of Texas.
In 1836, Texas had several problems. Mexico had not recognized Texas a free country, Native Americans raided western settlements and Texas was deeply in ____.
debt.
cows.
barbed wire.
trains.
This Texas city served as the capital of the Republic for three years before muddy streets and log cabin homes made the city feel like it could not keep up with modern times.
(a)
When Lamar became the President of Texas, he moved the capital to ______?
Brazos.
The Alamo.
Austin.
San Antonio.
A tariff is charged on ____?
taxes.
imported goods.
livestock.
cannons.
This force largely supplied and funded themselves, and were formed under Sam Houston's first term.
The Astros
The Cowboys
The Stars
The Texas Rangers
Sam Houston said this about the Comanche and Kiowa...
"none of them should live."
"no harm is intended towards them."
"Indians are cannibals and must die at the hands of the tomahawk."
"Let's all move to Mexico."
In 1839 this rebellion of Cherokee and East Texas Tejanos, led by Vicente Cordova was finally ended.
The Nacogdoches Rebellion
The Kiowa Revolt
The Bustamante Revolution
The Cordova Rebellion
Mirabeau Lamar was elected President. He rebuilt military strength taking on Mexicans and Native Americans. One big things he accomplished was rebuilding the Texas (a) .
