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1 Chapter 12 Review The Republic of Texas

2 Where was the site designated as the capital of Texas for 3 years by the Congress of 1836?

3 H-Town (Houston)

4 Where was the capital of Texas moved to in 1839?

5 Austin

6 Manifest Destiny expressed what belief?

7 the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast.

8 After the Texas Revolution, what body of water did Texas claim as its border with Mexico?

9 Rio Grande

10 What town was the trading center of the Upper Rio Grande that Texas wished to control?

11 Santa Fe, New Mexico

12 Who is known as the “Father of Texas”?

13 Stephen F. Austin

14 Who is known as the “Father of Education in Texas”?

15 Mirabeau B. Lamar

16 Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?

17 Sam Houston

18 Who was Cynthia Ann Parker?

19 kidnapped from Parker’s fort by Comanches and Kiowas
raised as a Comanche Married a Comanche chief

20 Who was the last President of the Republic of Texas?

21 Anson Jones

22 Which city, established by the Allen brothers in 1836, was the capital of Texas during Sam Houston’s first term as President?                           Augustus Allen

23 Houston, Texas                                                         

24 According to the joint resolution that annexed Texas, what can Texas do if it gets approval from Texas and the United States?

25 Texas can be divided into as many as 5 different states.

26 Why did President Houston not run for a 2nd consecutive term as president?

27 The Constitution of 1836 stated that the President could NOT serve consecutive terms.

28 Name 2 reasons for the delaying of Texas annexation.

29 Texas would be a slave state, upsetting the balance of power in the U
Texas would be a slave state, upsetting the balance of power in the U.S. Congress. It might cause a war with Mexico.

30 What did Lamar believe about the Cherokees who settled in northeast Texas?

31 They had no fair claim to the Texas lands they occupied.

32 What did President Lamar do about President Houston’s policies toward Native Americans?

33 He reversed them and ordered the removal of Cherokees from Texas.

34 What was the result of the Archives War?

35 The Archives and the capital remained in Austin.

36 Name 4 results of the Santa Fe Expedition.

37 Resulted in the loss of many lives.
Members of the expedition were captured & imprisoned in Mexico. Failed to take control of Santa Fe. Made Mexico very angry. ¡Caramba!

38 Describe how Presidents Houston and Lamar tried to solve the problem of unrest among Native Americans.

39 Houston tried to improve relations between Texans and Cherokees.
Lamar reversed Houston’s policy and ordered the removal of Cherokees from Texas.

40 List the provisions of the 1845 joint resolution.

41 Texas became the 28th state in the U.S.
Texas could bypass becoming a territory and immediately become a state. Texas could keep its public lands, but could sell some to pay its debts.              

42 Which 2 Presidents of Texas supported annexation of Texas to the United States?

43 Sam Houston and Anson Jones

44 Which President of Texas tried to establish peaceful relations with Native Americans?

45 Peace out. Sam Houston

46 Name the 3 elected Presidents of the Republic of Texas.

47 Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar Anson Jones

48 Name 3 reasons the U.S. was slow to annex Texas

49 Texas had slavery. Fear of war with Mexico. Texas had a large public debt.

50 Name 3 problems faced by the Republic of Texas

51 Conflicts with Mexico Conflicts with Native Americans Huge public debt

52 What happened in the Council House Fight?

53 *Comanches only brought back one of their captives – Matilda Lockhart – who had been severely tortured. *Texans captured the Comanche leaders, and a fight broke out in which some Texans and many Comanches were killed.

54 Who was the President of Texas when it was annexed by the United States?

55 Anson Jones

56 Who was the first governor of the state of Texas?

57 J. Pinckney Henderson

58 Texas became the ___ state when it joined the U.S.

59 28th


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