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WorksheetsChapter 13 Review - The Republic of Texas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
To raise money, the Texas Congress passed a tariff. What is a tariff?
a tax on imported goods
a tax on livestock
a property tax
an income tax
Which country was interested in setting up a trade agreement involving Texas cotton?
Great Britain
Mexico
Italy
Spain
Vicente Cordova's pro-Mexican revolt needed allies. Who did he go to for help?
Karankawa
Comanche
French
Cherokee
What was the name of the permanent capital chosen by the Texas Congress that was built on the Colorado River and was formally named Waterloo?
Houston
Washington on the Brazos
Austin
San Antonio
Texas Ranger who helped introduce the revolving pistol.
Anson Jones
Jack Coffee Hays
Chief Bowles
David Burnett
To curb raids by Native Americans, Sam Houston increased patrols by the Texas Rangers, began peace talks, and built trading posts with Native American groups.
True
False
In the election of 1836, Texas voters decided Texas should be annexed by the United States and that Sam Houston should be president.
True
False
Which of the following is the best description of the Regulator-Moderator War?
A. A dispute over land titles.
B. A disagreement over the neutral zone.
C. East Texas gang war.
D. A war over slavery.
Last president of the Republic of Texas
Jack Coffee Hays
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
During peace talks with the Native Texans, who did President Sam Houston refer to as a "bad chief"?
Chief Bowles
Geronimo
Buffalo Hump
Mirabeau Lamar
On which policies did Houston and Lamar disagree?
The Texas Navy
Relations with the Natives
Annexation
All of the above
What caused the violent outbreak at the San Antonio Council House meeting?
The Comanches failed to present all their hostages.
The Texas Rangers did not bring any of their Comanche hostages.
The Rangers and Comanches could not agree on a hunting ground border.
The Comanches failed to sign peace documents.
Which tribe did President Sam Houston formerly live with on two different occasions?
Kiowa
Kickapoo
Cherokee
Comanche
The United States, Great Britain, France, and Holland immediately recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent nation.
True
False
Why did Sam Houston object to Austin as the capital?
Austin had no port for the Texas Navy.
Austin was too close to both Mexico and the frontier line.
Austin was too hilly for establishing homes and buildings.
Austin was too far from the U.S. border.
After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
True
False
Who was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
David G. Burnet
Anson Jones
What was one reason for the republic's money problems?
The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.
The Allen brothers needed money to build the new capital city.
Revenues exceeded expenditures of the government.
The government had borrowed $1.25 million to pay for the revolution.
