WorksheetsTexas State Quiz (Grade 7)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. In the election of 1836, Texas voters decided Texas should try to join the United States.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The United States, Great Britain, and France immediately recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent nation.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. To curb raids by Native Americans, Sam Houston increased patrols by the Texas Rangers and sent Charles Sims to have peace talks with Native American groups.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Vicente Córdova led a successful rebellion against the new Republic of Texas through the cooperation of Tejanos, Native Americans, and the Mexican government.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true. The issue of public debt—the amount of money owed by the republic—was a challenge throughout the early years of the Texas Republic.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true. As a way of saving money, Sam Houston turned the defense of the republic over to the Texas army.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true. Mirabeau Lamar believed that the citizens of the Republic of Texas should be educated; the Texas Congress responded by setting aside public land for public schools in each county and for two universities.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. During his presidency Mirabeau Lamar actively pursued peaceful relations with the Native American groups living in Texas.
True
False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. After independence, Texas voters chose Sam Houston as president and Stephen F. Austin as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
True
False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What was the result of the Council House Fight?
The death of 7 Texans and 35 Comanche.
Lamar ordered an end to attacks on Native American villages.
Lamar ordered the removal of the Cherokee from Texas.
The Comanche sought a peace treaty with Texas.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What was one difference between the policies of Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston?
Houston wanted peaceful relations with both Native Americans and Mexico; Lamar did not.
Houston increased spending by the Texas government in comparison to Lamar.
Houston abandoned Lamar's policy of pursuing annexation by the United States.
Houston wanted to increase the power of the Texas navy. Lamar wanted to sell the ships.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What major policy of Sam Houston did Mirabeau Lamar oppose?
recognition of Texas as nation by Mexico
the need to increase public debt
the annexation of Texas by the United States
the removal of the Native Americans from Texas
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What events characterize the Revolution and Republic era in Texas history?
exploration of Texas by Europeans, and Spanish conflict with Native Americans
development of Texas as a Spanish colony and as a part of independent Mexico
Texas independence from Mexico, and the presidencies of Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar
Texas annexation by the United States, and Texas statehood
In October 1844, Houston himself met with leaders of the Comanche and ten other groups in a Grand Council near Waco. He explained to them that Lamar’s policies had ended. "Six years ago, I made a peace with the Comanches: that peace was kept until a bad chief took my place. That chief made war on the Comanches and…on the Cherokees, and drove them from the country. Now this has to be mended, war can do us no good… I don’t want war." —Sam Houston, speech at the Council at the Fall of the Brazos Who was President Sam Houston talking about in the excerpt when he referred to a "bad chief"?
Chief Bowles
Colonel William S. Fisher
Mirabeau Lamar
Jack Coffee Hays
Mirabeau Lamar had already decided to run for president. As vice president, Lamar had opposed many of Houston’s policies. His campaign focused on the failure of Houston’s peace policy to end attacks by Native Americans. Lamar also criticized Houston’s inability to gain recognition of Texas’s independence in Europe or by Mexico. Lamar won easily. —Texas History What did Mirabeau Lamar focus upon in his campaign for president?
The failure of Sam Houston’s peace policy to end attacks by Native Americans
His own opposition to the Texas Rangers
France's recognition of Texas as a nation
U.S. plans to annex Texas
In October 1844, Houston himself met with leaders of the Comanche and ten other groups in a Grand Council near Waco. He explained to them that Lamar’s policies had ended. "Six years ago, I made a peace with the Comanches: that peace was kept until a bad chief took my place. That chief made war on the Comanches and…on the Cherokees, and drove them from the country. Now this has to be mended, war can do us no good… I don’t want war." —Sam Houston, speech at the Council at the Fall of the Brazos To whom was President Sam Houston talking in the excerpt?
Texas Rangers
Texas Congress
leaders of Native American groups
President of the U.S., Andrew Jackson
Why did Mirabeau Lamar urge the Texas Congress to reject the peace treaty with the Cherokee that had been negotiated by Sam Houston?
Lamar believed that the peace treaty should have given the Cherokee access to more land.
Lamar wanted to negotiate a new peace treaty with the Cherokee.
Lamar thought that Houston had no right to negotiate the treaty with the Cherokee.
Lamar believed that the Cherokee had been involved in the Córdova Rebellion and were allied with Mexico.
How did the Texas Congress and Sam Houston try to reduce the public debt of the republic?
by pursuing annexation by the United States
by planning to cross the Rio Grande and invade Mexico
by eliminating government jobs and suspending payments on the debt
by agreeing to move the capital out of Austin
Which of the following groups was most likely to support the Republic of Texas?
Mexicans
Anglo Americans
Tejanos
Native Americans
Which of the following events displayed Mirabeau Lamar's policy toward Native Americans living in Texas?
Battle of Neches between the Texas army and the Cherokee and battles between the Texas Rangers and the Comanche
The Santa Fe Expedition and the creation of the Texas navy
What was the main issue of disagreement between Mexico and the Republic of Texas?
Mexico did not recognize the independence of Texas.
Texas held Santa Anna captive after the Battle of San Jacinto.
Mexico did not like the treatment of the Waco, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Native American groups by Texas.
Mexico was against the efforts of Vicente Córdova to rebel against the republic.
How did the goals of Mirabeau Lamar differ from the goals of Sam Houston?
Lamar wanted to increase attacks by Native Americans.
Lamar wanted Texas to remain independent of the United States.
Lamar wanted to gain recognition of Texas's independence from Canada
Lamar wanted to reduce public debt.
In what conflict with Texas did Chief Bowles lose his life?
the Council House fight
the Córdova Rebellion
the Comanche retreat
the Battle of Neches
Why did Sam Houston send Charles Sims to central Texas in 1838?
to get the Comanche and Kiowa to end their raids against central Texas settlements
to organize the Texas Rangers to fight the Comanche and Kiowa in central Texas
to organize a defense to keep the Cherokee from moving into central Texas
to get the Tejanos in central Texas to accept Texas independence
Which of the following countries was the first to recognize Texas as an independent country?
United States
Mexico
Great Britain
France
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
What did Lamar do to end the threats posed by Native Americans and Mexico?
He ran for president of the Republic and opposed the policies of Sam Houston.
He asked Sam Houston to defend Texas.
He gained recognition of Texas independence from France and Britain and the Netherlands.
He expanded the Texas Rangers and rebuilt the Texas Navy.
What was the purpose of the Texas navy?
To defeat Mexican rebels in Mexico's Yucatán province
To expand the Republic of Texas to the Pacific Ocean
To defend the western Gulf of Mexico against the U.S.
To create a strong military that would force Mexico to recognize Texas independence
What action did the Texas Congress take that supported Mirabeau Lamar's goal of improving education?
It opened Texas A&M and the University of Texas.
It set aside public land for public schools and two universities.
It opened Baylor University in 1845.
It approved the borrowing of money from the United States to pay for public schools.
Which Native American group was involved in the Council House Fight with the Texas Rangers?
Cherokee
Comanche
Kiowa
Wichita
