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Who was the SECOND elected president of The Republic of Texas?
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Expenditures are
Debts
Taxes
Money paid out
Money received
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Who was the SECOND elected president of The Republic of Texas?
Jones
Houston
Burnet
Lamar
3
Which President of the Republic of Texas wanted the capital of Texas to be located in Austin
Houston
Jones
Lamar
Burnet
4
What was the action of carrying out "Manifest Destiny" called?
Empire
Abolitionist
Annexation
Westward Expansion
5
When combined, the Senate and the House of Representatives are also known as
The Executive Branch
The Lege
The Judicial Court
Congress
6
What year was Texas annexed to the U.S.?
1845
1836
1844
1840
7
Santa Anna chose prisoners of Mier expedition to execute by having the prisoners
pick a card
choose a number between one and ten
rock, paper scissors
draw a bean
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Which President of the Republic of Texas wanted peace with the Native Americans?
Lamar
Jones
Burnet
Houston
9
What geographic region of the United States was strongly in favor of annexing Texas?
East
South
West
North
10
What was the result of the Council House Fight?
The Santa Fe expedition
Sam Houston hit someone with a cane
Two senators got in a fight
Texas pushed the Comanche Indians out of the land
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What was NOT an outcome of the US-Mexican War?
Rio Grande was declared border between Texas and Mexico
US paid Mexico 15 million dollars for land
US permanently occupies Mexico City
US conquers half of Mexico's territory
12
During his second term, Sam Houston took all of the following steps to relieve the debt EXCEPT
cutting the size of the Texas Army
eliminating many government positions
eliminating the Texas navy
selling land to the Mexican government
13
What ends up killing the majority of US troops in the US-Mexico War?
Disease
Ships sinking at sea
Being captured and dying in Mexican jails
Being shot
14
Anson Jones was leader of which of the following?
Spain when it ruled Texas
Texas when it was a state
Texas when it was a Republic
Mexico when it owned Texas
15
What is the belief that Americans were ordained by God to expand to the Pacific Ocean?
Westward Settling
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
Angel of Columbia
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Who was the U.S. President during the Mexican-American War?
Zachary Taylor
Teddy Roosevelt
George Washington
James Polk
17
This person prevented government archives from being moved during the Archives War.
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Suzanna Dickinson
Colonel William Fisher
Angelina Eberly
18
What was NOT a part of the peace treaty that ended the US/Mexican war?
Mexico receives New Mexico and California from the US
Mexico accepts the Rio Grande as the Texas border
US would assume claims of Americans against Mexico
The US pays Mexico $15 million
19
As a result of Manifest Destiny, the Native Americans were forced in what direction?
East
North
South
West
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Houston wanted to make _______ with Native Americans, where Lamar wanted _______.
peace, war
peace, peace
war, peace
food, soldiers
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Lamar was successful in gaining recognition from some European countries.
True
False
22
What was Gast's message in "American Progress" towards Manifest Destiny?
The West was exciting and full of dangers.
Columbia was spreading her angelic light as she moved West.
Americans are bringing progress to the land by settling.
There was a lot of easy money to be made out West
23
In 1848 Mexico was forced to give up large amounts of land, this was known as ______________
The Mexican Cession
The British Cession
The Louisiana Purchase
The Oregon County Cession
24
What are archives?
The math formula determining how much an arch will weigh
A Spanish word meaning "no surrender"
Official government documents
An endangered species of Texas lizard
25
This term is used to describe "money coming in."
Expenditure
Tariff
Revenue
Customs Duties
26
An Abolitionist is someone who_________________
Wants to annex Texas
Dislikes expanding West
Favors the end of a practice (for example: slavery)
Wants to expand West
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Houston wanted to make _______ with Native Americans, where Lamar wanted _______.
war, peace
peace, peace
peace, war
war, war
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The US claimed the TX/MX border was the ______ River, Mexico claimed it was the ______ River.
Nueces, Llano
Llano, Nueces
Rio Grande, Nueces
Nueces, Rio Grande
29
What was the main argument AGAINST the annexation of Texas?
There were not enough natural resources
The annexation would upset Mexico
It was too large
It would bring another slave state into the US
30
Who was sent to Mexico to offer to buy the disputed land?
James Polk
Anson Jones
John Slidell
Zachary Taylor
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What was NOT a technological innovation shown in the painting American Progress?
Railroad
Telegraph
Flying
Horse-drawn carriage
32
All of the following were causes of the Mexican-American war, EXCEPT...
Zachary Taylor sent soldiers into the disputed territory
The US invaded Mexico City
Texas and Mexico disagreed on where their border was
Mexico considered the annexation of TX an act of war
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Which President of the Republic of Texas was in favor of annexation?
Houston
Austin
Burnet
Lamar
34
What group will suffer as a result of Manifest Destiny?
Native Americans
Bison
All of the Above
Mexicans
35
Which President of the Republic of Texas was known as "The Father of Education"?
Jones
Burnet
Lamar
Houston
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48. What was the end result of the US War with Mexico?
All of the above
US expands coast to coast
Mexico lost half of its territory
The US accused of attacking a weaker neighbor to take land
37
What was the outcome of the Santa Fe Expedition?
It was a success because Texas took over Mexico
It was a failure because the Texas Rangers were unprepared
Mexico declared war on the U.S.
Nothing happened, Lamar ended up not going to Santa fe
38
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaties of Velasco
Treaty of Versaille
39
All of these describe why Texas wanted to be annexed into the United States EXCEPT
Texas and the U.S. had strong business ties
Most Texans wanted slavery abolished
Texans wanted the protection of the United States
Most Texans had emigrated from the U.S
40
What was the name of the Republic of Texas currency that was virtually worthless?
Bluegills
Orangebloods
Redbacks
Greenhorns
41
Who was the General leading American troops during the Mexican-American War?
Slidell
Taylor
Houston
Burnet
42
The Texas Rangers sent to Santa Fe to help President Lamar expand Texas' territory to the West.
False
True
43
Who was president of the United States when Texas was annexed?
Taylor
Polk
Slidell
Jones
44
John O' Sullivan created this term
59-40 or Fight
Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion
Annexation or Bust
45
What issue was not a problem faced by Texas as a new republic?
Increased debt
Conflict with Mexicans
Threat of war with France
Conflicts with Native Americans
