Chapter 13: The Republic of Texas

Texans elected _____ to be the first president of the Republic in 1836.

• Stephen F. Austin

• David G. Burnet

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

_____, a hero of the Texas Revolution, was elected vice president of the Republic of Texas in 1836.

• John Allen

• Stephen F. Austin

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Henry Smith

The first president of the Republic of Texas appointed _____ as secretary of state, but he died soon after taking office.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Antonio Bustamente

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Henry Smith

In December 1836 the city of _____ was designated the capital of Texas for three years because the original capital, Columbia, was too small and rugged.

• Austin

• Columbia

• Houston

• Washington-on-the-Brazos

In order to repay the $1.25 million that Texas had borrowed to fund the revolution, Congress put in place a(n) _____.

• income tax

• sales tax

• tariff

The _____, founded in 1835 to serve as scouts and messengers during the Texas Revolution, were put in charge of the defense of the Republic of Texas.

• Tejanos

• Texan Army

• Texas Cavalry

• Texas Rangers

_____ convinced some Cherokee and other East Texas Native American groups to rebel against the Republic. (Hint: The ____ Rebellion)

• Anastasio Bustamente

• Vincente Cordova

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Jose de Urrea

The incorporating of a country or territory into another country or territory is known as _____.

• annexation

• assimilation

• incorporation

• nationalization

The issue of _____ delayed Texas joining the United States.

• popular sovereignty

• public debt

• religion

• slavery

In 1837, President Andrew Jackson of ______ officially recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent nation.

• France

• Great Britian

• Mexico

• The United States