Ch 13 Quiz

What city did Congress name temporary capital of TX for 3 years?

• Austin

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Nacodogches

Who founded the settlement on Buffalo Bayou that became Houston?

• John and Augustus Allen

  aka Allen brothers

• Sam Houston

• Joe Nichols

• David Bowie

What did Sam Houston do to pay off its public debt?

Select all

• placed a tariff on imported goods

• taxed property and livestock

• cut army

• traded illegally

T or F: Houston avoided conflict with the Native Americans.

This saved money and showed his desire for peace.

• True

• False; Lamar

What were promissory notes?

• aka Redbacks

• paper money that promises payment of interest

• money without interest

Redbacks helped decrease Texas' public debt

• true

• false

T/F: Mirabeau Lamar moved the capital from Houston to Austin. Did Sam Houston approve?

• Yes

• No; thought Austin was too close to frontier and subject to Mexican/ NA attacks

Which is true?

• Houston = pro annexation by the US

  Lamar= pro expansion

• Houston= pro expansion

  Lamar= pro annexation

T/F: Lamar believed citizens must be educated

• True; Lamar set aside public land for schools

• False; Houston implemented this

What battle does Lamar order Cherokee's out of Texas by brute force?

• Battle of Leroy

• Battle of Neches

• battle of San Jacinto