Article 2: Challenges and Successes 1

How did Texas try to pay the war debt?

• by collecting taxes

• by borrowing money

• by holding a fundraiser

• by starting another war

What is a promissory note?

• a deed to land given to settlers

• a promise to pay for items later

• a pledge for a set amount of money

• an plan to make payments over time

What did Houston agree to give the Cherokee?

• the title to their lands in East Texas

• the rights to the upper Rio Grande valley

• a percentage of the state taxes collected

• permission to move Texans off of Cherokee lands

True or False:

Perhaps the greatest challenge faced by the Texans was the question of statehood.

• True

• Falsee

In 1839, the government printed two million dollars in currency known as ____.

True or False:

Despite these issues, the Republic of Texas did experience some success

• False

• True

The population of the Republic of Texas, increased by about ______people each year.