Republic of Texas Review

Texas had trouble with finances due to....

• lack of revenue and excess amount of printed money
• The US refused to recognize them as an independent country
• Mexico set up a Naval blockade that didn't allow Texas to sell goods
• There was a drought that killed all crops in Texas

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

• Lamar
• Houston
• Jones
• Jackson

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

• 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.
• Anson Jones warned the people that without a government, education would never be  a priority.
  
• Sam Houston insisted that a government be in place so he could have complete control over the country in order to maintain peace and manage a successful empire.
• Texans wanted a dictatorship in order to run the new country more smoothly

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

• Chief Bull Horn
• Chief Philip Bowles
• Chief William Goyens
• Chief Standing Bull

Why did the US refuse to annex Texas in the late 1830's?

• 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

Which of the following is not a reason Texas had financial difficulty?

• 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

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

• David Burnett
• Sam Houston
• Mirabeau Lamar
• Chief Bowles

What was the main cause of the Cherokee War?

• Anglo's wanted the Cherokee land for themselves
• Chief Bowles and the Cherokee fought for Mexico during the Mexican Revolution
• Chief Bowles united the Cherokee with other native tribes to fight against the Anglo Texans
• Cherokee's kept raiding the Texan settlements

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

• It made US citizens take pity on the poor Texan people
• It made the US people eager to conquer Mexico 
• US citizens wanted to move out and control all the land to the Pacific Ocean
• US Citizens saw the potential for farming in Texas and believed they were called to grow Texas

Which of the following were Sam Houston's foreign policy goals?

• To gain other countries recognition of Texas as an independent nation
• avoid annexation to the US
• avoid conflict with Mexico
• both avoid conflict with Mexico and gain recognition from other countries