Republic of Texas Review Benavidez 2 ;)

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Texas had trouble with finances due to....

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lack of revenue and excess amount of printed money

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Which Texas president hated Native Americans and wanted them out of Texas?

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Lamar

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Why was it so important that the Republic of Texas have a functioning government from the very beginning?

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People develop systems, like government, to manage conflict and create order. Texas had seen what happened to Mexico when they won their independence and didn’t have a system of government in place.

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Who was the leader of the Cherokees who made land treaties with Sam Houston before being killed in the Battle of Neches?

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Chief Philip Bowles

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Why did the US refuse to annex Texas in the late 1830's? Options: They did not want to pay Texas war debt, They did not want to deal with the Comanche tribe, They did not want to cause conflict with Mexico, They did not want to mess up their balance of free and slave states

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They did not want to mess up their balance of free and slave states

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Which of the following is not a reason Texas had financial difficulty? Options: They printed too much paper money, They gave away too much land to war veterans, They had few sources of income as a government, Texan citizens did want any taxes

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Texan citizens did want any taxes

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Who said "the white man and the red cannot dwell in harmony"?

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Mirabeau Lamar

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What was the main cause of the Cherokee War?

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Anglo's wanted the Cherokee land for themselves

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How did the belief of Manifest Destiny affect Texas annexation to the US?

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US citizens wanted to move out and control all the land to the Pacific Ocean.

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Which of the following were Sam Houston's foreign policy goals? To gain other countries recognition of Texas as an independent nation, both avoid conflict with Mexico and gain recognition from other countries

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both avoid conflict with Mexico and gain recognition from other countries