SS Weekly 14: Articles 1-2

What year did Texas gain its independence from Mexico? 

• 1833

• 1834

• 1835

• 1836

What is a preamble? 

• A list of things we wanted

• An introduction

• Our complaints 

True or False? 

All people (men and women) were allowed to vote.

• TRUE 

• FALSE

In which battle did Texas win its independence?

• Alamo

• San Jacinto

• Gonzalez

• Concepcion

What branch establishes post offices? 

• bureaucratic 

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

Who was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836?

• Santa Anna

• Stephen Austin 

• Sam Houston 

• Mirabeau Lamar

What was the new nation's biggest problem?

• lack of leadership

• lack of food 

• money or debt 

How did they raise money to pay the war debt? 

• They collected taxes from citizens.

• They sold large parcels of land around Texas. 

• Both answers are correct.

Texas was afraid of Mexico attacking them. 

• TRUE 

• FALSE

Which Native American group did Houston make a peace treaty with? 

• The Caddo 

• The Karankawa

• The Cherokee