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Chapter 13 Review - The Republic of Texas

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To raise money, the Texas Congress passed a tariff. What is a tariff?

a)

a tax on imported goods

b)

a tax on livestock

c)

a property tax

d)

an income tax

2.

Which country was interested in setting up a trade agreement involving Texas cotton?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Mexico

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

3.

Vicente Cordova's pro-Mexican revolt needed allies. Who did he go to for help?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Comanche

c)

French

d)

Cherokee

4.

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?

a)

Houston

b)

Washington on the Brazos

c)

Austin

d)

San Antonio

5.

Texas Ranger who helped introduce the revolving pistol.

a)

Anson Jones

b)

Jack Coffee Hays

c)

Chief Bowles

d)

David Burnett

6.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In the election of 1836, Texas voters decided Texas should be annexed by the United States and that Sam Houston should be president.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following is the best description of the Regulator-Moderator War?

a)

A. A dispute over land titles.

b)

B. A disagreement over the neutral zone.

c)

C. East Texas gang war.

d)

D. A war over slavery.

9.

Last president of the Republic of Texas

a)

Jack Coffee Hays

b)

Mirabeau Lamar

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Anson Jones

10.

During peace talks with the Native Texans, who did President Sam Houston refer to as a "bad chief"?

a)

Chief Bowles

b)

Geronimo

c)

Buffalo Hump

d)

Mirabeau Lamar

11.

On which policies did Houston and Lamar disagree?

a)

The Texas Navy

b)

Relations with the Natives

c)

Annexation

d)

All of the above

12.

What caused the violent outbreak at the San Antonio Council House meeting?

a)

The Comanches failed to present all their hostages.

b)

The Texas Rangers did not bring any of their Comanche hostages.

c)

The Rangers and Comanches could not agree on a hunting ground border.

d)

The Comanches failed to sign peace documents.

13.

Which tribe did President Sam Houston formerly live with on two different occasions?

a)

Kiowa

b)

Kickapoo

c)

Cherokee

d)

Comanche

14.
A major focus of Houston’s administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was —
a)
writing a constitution for Texas
b)
planning annexation by the United States
c)
paying debts from fighting the revolution
d)
resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico
15.

The United States, Great Britain, France, and Holland immediately recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent nation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Why did Sam Houston object to Austin as the capital?

a)

Austin had no port for the Texas Navy.

b)

Austin was too close to both Mexico and the frontier line.

c)

Austin was too hilly for establishing homes and buildings.

d)

Austin was too far from the U.S. border.

17.
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
18.

After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who was the first elected President of the Republic of Texas?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

David G. Burnet

d)

Anson Jones

20.

What was one reason for the republic's money problems?

a)

The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.

b)

The Allen brothers needed money to build the new capital city.

c)

Revenues exceeded expenditures of the government.

d)

The government had borrowed $1.25 million to pay for the revolution.