Unit 6: Republic of Texas Era

In which year did Sam Houston's troops defeated Santa Anna's Mexican army, effectively ending the TYexas Revolution?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

• 1861

All of the following took place in what era?

*The Archive War *Battle of Mier *Mirabeau Lamar's Term *President of Texas...

• Age of Contact

• Texas Revolution

• Republic of Texas

• Spanish Colonial

A major focus of Houston's administration in the newly formed Republic of Texas was---

• writing a constitution for Texas

• planning annexatio0n by the United States

• paying debts from fighting the revolution

• resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

Who served as President of the Republic of Texas following Sam Houston's first term?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• James K. Polk

Which group tried to protect settlers from American Indian attack AFTER the Texas Revolution?

• United States Army

• Army of the Republic

• Texas Rangers

• Texas Militia

Anson Jones was a LEADER DURING THE ----

• Battle of Gonzales

• annexation of Texas

• early settlement of Texas

• signing of the Treaties of Velasco

Mirabeau Lamar is remembered for all of the following EXCEPT---

• favoring westward expansion

• relocating the capital of Austin

• serving as the Republic's first president

• developing the educational system

Which of the following was an EARLY problem faced by the Republic of Texas?

• lack of recognition as a nation by other countries

• interference by U. S. military

• lack of leadership

• no access to trade

Which of the following was the primary reason that the United States did not want to annex Texas in 1837?

• Annexation would likely start a war between the United States and Mexico

• The United States did not recognize the independence of the Texas Republic.

• Annexation would raise problems with slaveholders in the United States

• The United States had laws forbidding any slavery states to be admitted

Which Texan worked to have Texas annexed by the United States?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• John Tyler

• Juan Seguin