WorksheetsTexas - From Republic to State
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 30mins
On March 2nd, 1836 Texas declared independence from what country?
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
France
Mexico
This man wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, basing it off the American Declaration of Independence.
George Campbell Childress
George Washington
Sam Houston
Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas established three branches of governments. Match the government branch to the more common name:
Legislative Branch
Congress
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
President
What do the three branches of governments do?
Legislative Branch
creates and passes bills (laws)
Judicial Branch
interprets and examines laws
Executive Branch
signs and enforces the law
What was it called when the President of the Republic of Texas does not agree with a piece of legislation (a bill that is not yet law) and sends the legislation back to Congress?
Mope
Veto
State of the Republic
filibuster
List the presidents of the Republic of Texas in chronological order (first to last)
David G. Burnet
Sam Houston (1st term)
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston (2nd term)
Anson Jones
List the Presidents of the Republic of Texas in chronological order:
David G. Burnet
1836-1836
Sam Houston (1st term)
1836-1838
Mirabeau Lamar
1838-1841
Sam Houston (2nd term)
1841-1844
Anson Jones
1844-1846
The Congress of the Republic of Texas (similar to most democracies across the planet, such as the U.S.) was...
bicameral (two chambers/houses)
unicameral (one chamber/house)
tricameral (three chambers/houses)
What are the two chambers/houses of the Congress of the Republic of Texas (HINT: it is the same as the United States):
Senate and House of Deputies
Senate and Assembly
Senate and House of Representatives
State Council and National Assembly
Texas had what kind of government? (HINT: it was ironic since the Texans complained about Mexico being like this):
Federal Republic
Unitary Republic
Confederated Republic
Imperial Republic
This man was the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas, a Tejano:
Juan Seguin
Sam Houston
Lorenzo de Zavala
Erik von Stauffenberg
Match the nickname to the correct Texan leader:
Stephen F. Austin
Father of Texas
Sam Houston
Father of the Republic (of Texas)
Mirabeau Lamar
Father of Education
This is a group of official advisors and administrators who oversee departments in the Executive Branch. What is it called? Examples: Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, etc
Senate
First Council
Cabinet
Council
The president has broad powers when concerning (a) while Congress is the one who passes bills into laws, which concerns (b)
What was the currency of the Republic of Texas? Officially it was called the Texas Dollar, but was the common name:
Greenback
Mark
Peso
Redback
Texas wanted to be (a) by the United States essentially from its independence from Mexico in 1836. However, if Texas would have been annexed at that time it would have caused issues between (b) , as well have Texas having serious (c) due to lack of tax revenue and overspending. Texas joining the United States also would have likely led to war with (d) .
If Texas had joined the United States in 1836/1837, which faction [side] would it have joined, giving that faction significant power in the United States Congress specifically the U.S. Senate?
Free States
Slave States
Neutral States
Don't pick this, Smooth Brain, I needed another option.
Though Columbia was the first capital city of the Republic of Texas, it was then moved to Houston by Sam Houston [such a humble move] but when Mirabeau Lamar became president he moved the capital city to Waterloo, which was soon renamed to what?
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Lubbock
President Lamar, wishing to bring what would later be called New Mexico into the Republic of Texas, sent this expedition of 320 merchants and soldiers in 1841. It was nearly a total disaster, though it did cement Texan claims on the area later on. What was this expedition called?
Western Expedition
Sante Fe Expedition
Lubbock Expedition
Lamar Expedition
What group of people living in Texas did President Lamar treat terribly, damaging the relationship between Texans and them, forcing President Sam Houston later on to fix but was able to due to Houston and this group respecting one another:
Native Americans
African slaves
Tejanos
Anglos
What was something that Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston agreed on?
that Mexico should recognize Texas independence
the design of the state flag
that Texas should become part of the United States
the location of the state capital
Match the correct terms/events to the respective president of Texas.
tried to create public education in Texas
wanted Texas to remain independent of the U.S.
grew the Texan military to fight Natives and Mexico
decreased government spending to stop adding to the debt
downsized the Army and Navy
wanted Texas to join the U.S.
How did Sam Houston plan to solve the state debt problem during his second term as President of the Republic of Texas?
deny gifts to hostile Indian tribes
increase the size of the army
decrease spending
hire more government workers
During his second term (1841-1844) President Sam houston wanted to move the capital of Texas from the city of Austin back to the city of Houston. The people of Austin did not like this, so this began the bloodless ______
Chicken War
Archives War
Galactic Civil War
Pig War
In the Archives War, President Houston wanted to protect which items from falling into Mexican hands?
public records
farm animals
crops
weapons
What European country was becoming friendly with the Republic of Texas, putting pressure onto the United States to annex Texas so as not to allow European influence in 'America's backyard'?
France
Germany
Russia
United Kingdom
What U.S. President approved the annexation of Texas into the United States in 1845?
James K. Polk
John Tyler
George Washington
Sam Houston
Which aspect of annexation would positively impact Texas’s economy?
approval of a constitution
a possible war with Mexico
switching to the U.S. currency
family ties with other U.S. residents
Match the terms to the correct definitions:
subsistence farming
growing enough food to survive
cash crops
crops grown en masse to sell for profit
mining
extracting resources from the ground
What year was Dallas founded [created]?
1836
1841
1845
1853
The Republic of Texas existed between these years:
1827-1836
1836-1845
1861-1865
1776-1783
What did the Constitution of 1836 offer to encourage people to move to Texas?
gold and silver
voting rights
jobs
land
Once Texas became a state in 1845, it had to have a new constitution which led to some government changes. Match the name changes. EX: BEFORE --> AFTER
Executive
President of Texas --> Governor of Texas
Legislative
Congress of Texas --> Texas Legislature
Judicial
Supreme Court --> Supreme Court
This war started over border disputes concerning Texas in 1846, leading to the (a) , which ended in American victory following the (b) which led to the U.S. gaining a lot of new territory via the (c) .
Revolutionary War
This art shows what American idea during the 19th Century (1800s):
Manifest Destiny
Abolitionism
Federalism
Capitalism
