Republic of TX Quiz

Study the web. Which individual completes the diagram?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• José Antonio Navarro

Complete the chorus of "Texas, Our Texas"

God bless you _____, and keep you brave and strong,

that you may grow in _____ and worth,

throughout the ages long

• Texas, power

• France, power

• Germany, power

• Mexico,power

What is one concern US had which made them not want to annex Texas?

• Texas allowed slavery

• Texas set aside land for schools

• Texas increased taxes

• Texas created a constitution

Which Texas document organized the government?

• Texas constitution

• Texas flag

• Texas Bill of Rights

• Texas song

Read the passage: The Texas Rangers is a division of law enforcement that is integral to the Texas Department of Public Safety. This organization, which has 166 commissioned members, began with 10 members in 1823. Stephen F. Austin commissioned 10 frontiersmen to protect American settlements from American Indian raids. Austin called this group the Rangers because their job was to travel, or range, throughout Texas. What was the original purpose of the Texas Rangers?

• to protect settlers

• to deliver messages

• to guard military supplies

• to fight the Mexican army

Study the web. Which individual completes the diagram?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Stephen F. Austin

• José Antonio Navarro

Which event did NOT contribute to the increase of debt of the Republic of Texas?

• The government printed two million dollars of currency.

• The Texas congress authorized $600,000 in promissory notes.

• Sam Houston disbanded the Texas Army and increased taxes.

• Mirabeau Lamar authorized the creation and funding of the Texas Navy.

One success of the Republic of Texas was ________.

• the government increased debt

• relations with American Indians improved

• the constitution established a state religion

• land was set aside to create public schools

Read the passage: The Declaration of Rights defined the rights and responsibilities of the citizens of the Republic of Texas. Congress did not have the right to establish a national religion or dictate what religion their citizens could practice. The government could not make laws that restricted freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Citizens also had the right to a trial by jury, the right to bear arms, and the freedom from unreasonable search and seizures by the government. Which document was most likely the model for the Texas Declaration of Rights?

Hint: US Constitution is to Texas Constitution as Texas Bill of Rights is to__________________

• U.S. Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• U.S. Declaration of Independence

Who was the 1st and 3rd president of the Republic of TX?

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• Jose Antonio Navarro

• Mirabeau Lamar