1. Texas History
Chapter 12
The Lone Star Republic

2. Which rivers were boundaries for the republic #1
Which rivers were boundaries for the republic
in1836 and are still boundaries
in present-day Texas? A:
Arkansas and Red Rivers B:
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers C:
Rio Grande, Sabine and Red Rivers D:
Brazos and Rio Grande Rivers

3. Rio Grande, Sabine
and Red Rivers

4. How do the boundaries of present-day Texas #2
How do the boundaries of present-day Texas
differ from the boundaries of the republic in 1836? A:
They do not extend as far south. B:
They do not extend as far north or west C:
They do not extend as far east. D:
They are the same

5. They do not extend as
far north or west

6. Which city in the 1836 republic was farthest north?#3
Which city in the 1836 republic was farthest north? A:
Abilene B:
Waco C:
Santa Fe D:
Corpus Christi

7. Santa Fe

8. The U.S. President who first asked #4
The U.S. President who first asked
Congress to reconsider annexation of Texas was A:
John Adams B:
John Tyler C:
David Burnet D:
Andrew Jackson

9. John Tyler

10. After the revolution, Texas claimed that its #5
After the revolution, Texas claimed that its
border with Mexico extended to _______ A:
Brazos River B:
Red River C:
Oklahoma D:
Rio Grande River

11. Rio Grande River

12. The woman kidnapped from Parker’s Fort in #6
The woman kidnapped from Parker’s Fort in
raids by the Comanches and Kiowas was A:
Cynthia Ann Parker B:
Suzanna Dickinson C:
Angelina Eberly D:
Matilda Lockhart

13. Cynthia Ann Parker

14. The person who traveled to Great Britain #7
The person who traveled to Great Britain
and France to negotiate treaties was A:
J. Pinckney Henderson B:
Anson Jones C:
Sam Houston D:
Thomas Jefferson

15. J. Pinckney Henderson

16. At the end of Lamar’s term, the public debt was#8
At the end of Lamar’s term, the public debt was A:
$2.5 million B: $1 C:
$7 million D:
$25 million

17. $7 million

18. Manifest destiny was the belief that#9
Manifest destiny was the belief that
The U. S. would expand from coast to coast A:
War with Mexico was inevitable B:
Slavery was a necessary evil C: D:
You can control your destiny

19. The U.S. would expand
from coast to coast

20. All of the following were provisions of the
#10
All of the following were provisions of the
1844 treaty EXCEPT A:
Texas would become a U.S. territory B:
Texas would become a U.S. state C:
Texas would give its public lands to the US D:
None of the above

21. Texas would become
a U.S. state

22. The victory of James Polk as president in 1844 may have indicated that
#11
The victory of James Polk as president in
1844 may have indicated that
Most Americans favored the annexation of Texas
Only Great Britain stood in the way of Texas annexation A: B:
Most Americans were opposed to the annexation of Texas C:
Texas would never become a state D:

23. Most Americans favored the
annexation of Texas

24. Henry M. Morfit’s report to President
#12
Henry M. Morfit’s report to President
Jackson recommended A:
Statehood for Texas B:
Delaying recognition of Texas C:
Texas annexation to the U.S. D:
All trees in Texas be cut down

25. Delaying recognition of Texas

26. The last president of Texas was
#13
The last president of Texas was A:
Anson Jones B:
Sam Houston C:
Andrew Jackson D:
J. Pinckney Henderson

27. Anson Jones

28. To stop raids by Native Americans, President Houston
#14
To stop raids by Native Americans,
President Houston
enlisted the help of the A:
Spanish B:
Navy C:
Air Force D:
Texas Rangers

29. Texas Rangers

30. President Houston did not run for a second consecutive term because
#15
President Houston did not run for a
second consecutive term because
His wife did not want to be First Lady anymore A:
He was in poor health B: C:
The Constitution forbade it D:
Lamar was against him

31. The Constitution forbade it

32. President _______ reversed President Houston’s
#16
President _______ reversed President Houston’s
policies towards Native Americans. A:
Jackson B:
Tyler C:
Burnet D:
Lamar

33. Lamar

34. On _______, President Jackson granted official
#17
On _______, President Jackson granted official
recognition of Texas. A:
March 3, 1837 B:
July 4, 1776 C:
December 25, 1836 D:
March 17, 1717

35. March 3, 1837

36. European countries wanted to limit the U. S. ______
#18
European countries wanted to limit the U. S. ______
The amount of food Americans ate A:
Use of music B:
Number of children in a family C:
expansion D:

37. Expansion

38. #19
Expenditures are A:
Taxes B:
Debts C:
Money paid out D:
Flowers

39. Money paid out

40. The Santa Fe expedition endured all of these hardships EXCEPT
#20
The Santa Fe expedition endured all
of these hardships EXCEPT A:
Heat B:
Lack of food C:
Malaria D:
Lack of water

41. Malaria

42. A major reason for delaying Texas annexation was
#21
A major reason for delaying Texas annexation was
They could not agree on the state flag design A:
Congress was not in session B:
Mexico refused to recognize Texas independence C: D:
Slavery had been abolished

43. Mexico refused to recognize
Texas independence

44. The congress took all these steps to provide
#22
The congress took all these steps to provide
revenue for the republic EXCEPT A:
Place a tax on personal income B:
Impose land title fees
Place a tariff on various goods imported in Texas C: D:
None of the above

45. Place a tax on personal income

46. The Texas navy aided rebels in Yucatan who were
#23
The Texas navy aided rebels in Yucatan who were
Fighting for independence from Mexico
Fighting for independence from the U.S. A: B: C:
Traveling to California D:
Fighting for Texas recognition

47. Fighting for independence
from Mexico

48. Improving education was an important goal for Texas president
#24
Improving education was an important
goal for Texas president A:
David Burnet B:
Anson Jones C:
Mirabeau Lamar D:
Andrew Jackson

49. Mirabeau Lamar

50. As a result of the Archives War,
#25
As a result of the Archives War,
Many people fled San Antonio A: B:
The capital remained in Austin
The Constitution of the U. S. was placed in the White House vault C: D:
Lamar was elected president

51. The capital remained in Austin

52. The 1845 joint resolution pleased most
#26
The 1845 joint resolution pleased most
Texans because it
Took away Texas’ control over its public lands A:
Made Texas a U. S. territory B:
Made the Yellow Rose the official flower of Texas C: D:
Made Texas a state

53. Made Texas a U.S. state

54. Comanches, led by Buffalo Hump, attacked Anglo settlers to
#27
Comanches, led by Buffalo Hump,
attacked Anglo settlers to
Avenge the deaths during the Council House Fight
Receive the title to their lands A: B:
Prevent the encroachment of white settlers on their lands C: D:
Take all their supplies

55. Avenge the deaths during the Council House Fight

56. Who was the first president of Texas?
#28
Who was the first president of Texas? A:
Stephen F. Austin B:
John Tyler C:
Sam Houston D:
George Washington

57. Sam Houston

58. Who is the Father of Texas?
#29
Who is the Father of Texas? A:
Mirabeau Lamar B:
George W. Bush C:
Thomas Jefferson D:
Stephen F. Austin

59. Stephen F. Austin

60. Who was the Father of Education in Texas?
#30
Who was the Father of Education in Texas? A:
Matilda Lockhart B:
Mirabeau Lamar C:
Angelina Eberly D:
Papa School

61. Mirabeau Lamar

62. The capital of Texas under Lamar was
#31
The capital of Texas under Lamar was A:
Austin B:
Velasco C:
Linnville D:
Waterloo

63. Austin

64. What was the site designated as the capital of Texas for three years
#32
What was the site designated as the
capital of Texas for three years
by the Congress of 1836? A:
Waterloo B:
Houston C:
Santa Fe D:
Austin

65. Houston

66. Where was the trading center of the
#33
Where was the trading center of the
Upper Rio Grande that Texas wished to control? A:
Waterloo B:
El Paso C:
Lubbock D:
Santa Fe

67. Santa Fe

68. Who was the “Father of Texas” who
#34
Who was the “Father of Texas” who
also served as the secretary of state? A:
Davy Crockett B:
Moses Austin C:
Stephen F. Austin D:
Sam Houston

69. Stephen F. Austin

70. #35 What are revenues? A: B: C: D: Money spent Native Americans
Anti slavery groups D:
Money received

71. Money received

72. How did Houston solve problems with the army?
#36
How did Houston solve problems with the army?
Sent all but 600 soldiers home and never recalled them A:
Threw them a party B: C:
Executed them D:
Sent them to Corpus Christi

73. Sent all but 600 soldiers
home and never
recalled them

74. How did Lamar react to Houston’s policy toward the Native Americans?
#37
How did Lamar react to Houston’s policy
toward the Native Americans?
Lamar reversed Houston’s policy toward the Native Americans
Sent the Texas Rangers to secure peace A: B:
Named a holiday in the Native Americans honor
He named a city after them C: D:

75. Houston’s policy toward
Lamar reversed
Houston’s policy toward
the Native Americans

76. President Houston and Lamar tried to solve the
#38
President Houston and Lamar tried to solve the
problems of unrest among the Native Americans by
Calling the Texas Rangers to patrol troubled areas and protect the people on both sides
Houston followed a peaceful course in dealing with the Native Americans A: B:
Lamar had little sympathy with the Native Americans and sent the army to deal with them C: D:
All the above

77. All the above

78. What caused the Archives War?
#39
What caused the Archives War?
Houston tried to save government archives by moving them from Austin to Houston A:
Houston arguing with the Comanches B:
The Texas navy fighting over where their home base should be
Moving the U. S. Constitution to Washington D. C. C: D:

79. archives by moving them
Houston tried to
save government
archives by moving them
from Austin to Houston

80. What ended the Regulator-Moderator War?
#40
What ended the Regulator-Moderator War?
Houston persuaded Texans that they should not fight each other
Texas becoming a state A: B:
Anson Jones becoming president C:
Slavery ending D:

81. Houston persuaded Texans that they should not fight
each other

82. What were the results of the Mier Expedition?
#41
What were the results of the Mier Expedition?
300 soldiers rebelled against General Somervell and attacked the Mexican town of Mier
After 2 days of fighting, the Texans surrendered A: B:
17 executed by drawing black beans from a jar C: D:
All of the above

83. All of the above

84. What were the provisions of the 1844 treaty with the United States?
#42
What were the provisions of the 1844
treaty with the United States?
U S would pay all debts of the Republic of Texas
Made Texas a territory of the United States A: B:
U S would give its public lands to the U S C: D:
All of the above

85. All of the above

86. What did the victory of James Polk indicate?
#43
What did the victory of James Polk indicate?
People would support John Tyler for president
Everyone wanted Sam Houston to become vice president A: B:
That most Americans favored annexation of Texas
Anson Jones would become a Congressman C: D:

87. That most Americans favored the annexation of Texas

88. Why did the 1849 joint resolution
#44
Why did the 1849 joint resolution
please most Texans?
Santa Anna would be executed A:
Made Texas a state B:
The navy and army would be working together C: D:
The beginning of the Texas Rangers

89. Made Texas a state

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