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Republic of Texas T est Review

This test review covers the first and third presidents of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston and Mirabeau B. Lamar, and their policies on Native Americans, debt, and annexation. It also includes key events such as the Council House Fight, Santa Fe Expedition, Mier Expedition, Archives War, and the reasons behind the Mexican-American War. Learn about the conflicting viewpoints on the annexation of Texas and the expansion of slavery.

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Republic of Texas T est Review

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  1. Republic of Texas Test Review Mr. White -- Texas History

  2. Who was the first and third President of the Republic of Texas? Sam Houston

  3. Who was the second President of the Republic of Texas? Mirabeau B. Lamar

  4. What was Houston’s policy on Native Americans? Friendly relations and peace negotiations

  5. What was Lamar’s policy on Native Americans? Hostility and attacking them to remove them

  6. What was Houston’s policy on the debt? Cut expenses, like the military, and cut the debt

  7. What was Houston’s policy on annexation? In favor, join the United States

  8. What was Lamar’s policy on the debt? Spend money on the military even if it adds to the debt

  9. What was Lamar’s policy on annexation? Against, stay an independent nation

  10. Why was Lamar considered the “Father of Education”? He was President when the Republic set aside land in each county for public schools and land in Texas for two universities

  11. What is the name given to the conflict between the Comanche and Texans in which the Texans took the Natives captive after agreeing to peace negotiations resulting in bloodshed and distrust between the two groups? Council House Fight

  12. What was the name of the effort to conquer the capital of New Mexico in which Texans lost and were forced to march to Mexico City with many dying along the way? Santa Fe Expedition

  13. What was the name of the event in which Texans chased Mexican troops into Mexico, got captured, and 17 of whom were executed after drawing the Black Bean? Mier Expedition

  14. What is the name of the conflict in which people fought over the placement of government documents and where the capital of Texas would be? Archives War

  15. Who fired a cannon to stop the government records from being moved out of Austin? Angelina Eberly

  16. What kept the United States from annexing Texas right away in 1836 after Texas Independence? Many politicians feared a war with Mexico

  17. Many Americans believed it was God’s plan and their destiny (fortune or fate) to conquer the American territory and spread their civilization and culture Manifest Destiny

  18. When did Texas finally get annexed by the U.S.? 1845-46

  19. What sparked the Mexican-American War? Disputes over who owned the land in the Nueces Strip (land from the Nueces River to the Rio Grande)

  20. Why did Americans choose to risk and then fight a war against Mexico? Many Americans wanted to see America get more land to farm (especially for slave-based plantations) and ranch and spread their civilization

  21. Why did some Americans oppose the annexation of Texas and the war with Mexico? Some Americans did not want slavery to expand and they knew Texas would be a slave state

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