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Texas History Exam 2

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Exam 2 for History of Texas
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Question 1

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During Houston's Administration who was a part of his cabinet?
Answer
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Lamar
  • Bonepart

Question 2

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Who took Mexico City?
Answer
  • Winfield Scott
  • Zachary Taylor
  • George Fisher

Question 3

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Herman Laymen changed from the Apaches to the Comanches
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Who supported the war faction for immediate independence from Mexico?
Answer
  • Sam Houston
  • Henry Smith
  • Davey Crocket

Question 5

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Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what land did the US receive?
Answer
  • Texas
  • Northern Mexico
  • California and New Mexico

Question 6

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Which option was NOT an anglo punishment?
Answer
  • 10-Life for inciting rebellion?
  • 5-15 years for harboring a runaway
  • Wiping for improper language in front of a free white woman

Question 7

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During the Republic of Texas' Second general election (1838) how man Pro-Houston candidates died
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5

Question 8

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Who was Houston's first Vice President?
Answer
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Robert Wilson
  • Henry Smith
  • None of the above

Question 9

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How many hours a day did a slave work in the summer?
Answer
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13

Question 10

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Who was Joel Arseno?
Answer
  • Houston's brother
  • A Texas Officer
  • The First US Embasador
  • A Texas rancher

Question 11

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The Treaty of Valesco was created on what day?
Answer
  • May 14, 1836
  • June 19, 1839
  • December 12, 1836
  • None of the above

Question 12

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Who was the former Tennessee Governor that served in the Alamo?
Answer
  • Sam Houston
  • Davey Croket
  • William Travis
  • Daniel Boone

Question 13

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Houston sent Santa Anna to negotiate annexation to the US with Andrew Jackson
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Houston's "Runaway Scrape" was widely supported by most Texans.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Who was the final President of the Republic of Texas
Answer
  • Anson Jones
  • Sam Houston
  • Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar aka Lamar
  • Robert Wilson

Question 16

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Who did Sam Houston send to the Rio Grande with 700 men to invade Mexico if there was a reasonable chance?
Answer
  • Zachary Taylor
  • Alexander Somervell
  • Adrian Woll
  • The Texas Rangers

Question 17

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Which was NOT a legacy of the Mexican-American war
Answer
  • Junior Officers became major Generals in the Civil War
  • Pictures were made/Taken
  • There was a surge of National Pride
  • Amphibious Military Operations

Question 18

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What was one of Lamar's policies as President of Texas?
Answer
  • Land grants for education
  • Be annexed by the USA
  • Befriend the Natives in Texas
  • Establish the Texas Rangers

Question 19

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At what age were the children of slaves allowed to work in the fields?
Answer
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13

Question 20

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Who is considered to be the only man from Texas
Answer
  • Sam Houston
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • George Fisher
  • Lamar

Question 21

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This Revolt was put down by Santa Anna and Ancinte Berarrio.
Answer
  • Goliad Revolt
  • Bravios Revolt
  • Gonzales Revolt
  • San Antonio Revolt

Question 22

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The 1830 Colonization law was based on a report by by this man
Answer
  • Santa Anna
  • Manuel de Teran
  • De Vaca
  • Stephen F. Austin

Question 23

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Following a commission of a new garrison in Anahuac (1830) this gentleman became a customs official
Answer
  • George Fisher
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • William Travis
  • Zachary Taylor

Question 24

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This treaty, agreed in 1848, ended the war against Mexico
Answer
  • Treaty of Paris
  • Treaty of Versailles
  • The Mexican Agreement
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 25

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This law included a larger military
Answer
  • Colonization Law of 1830
  • Guadalupe Law of 1827
  • The Edict of Santa Anna 1830
  • The Austin Law

Question 26

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This resolution was written following William Travis and Patrick Jack in Anahuac
Answer
  • The Travis-Jack Resolutions
  • The Anahuac Resolutions
  • The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
  • The Runaway Slave Resolutions

Question 27

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This Gentleman was imprisoned for Sedition by the Mexican Government in 1834
Answer
  • Sam Houston
  • George Fisher
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • William Travis

Question 28

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George Collinsworth and Ben Milam captured which town for its arson of weapons (1835)
Answer
  • Gonzales
  • Nacogdoches
  • Goliad
  • Matamoros

Question 29

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Consultation of 1835, This gentleman was elected governor of Texas
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  • Sam Houston
  • Lamar
  • Henry Smith
  • Stephen F. Austin

Question 30

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The provisional government authorized an attack on which town?
Answer
  • Nacogdoches
  • Goliad
  • Matamoros
  • Gonzales

Question 31

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In the Alamo, this gentleman wrote an appeal for help
Answer
  • William Travis
  • Daniel Boone
  • Davey Crocket
  • Sam Houston

Question 32

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In this battle, Fannin and his men were captured and returned to Goliad
Answer
  • Vera Cruz
  • Coleto Prarie
  • Corpus Christi
  • San Patricio

Question 33

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When the ad interim government was formed this man became the ad interim president
Answer
  • Sam Houston
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • David G. Burnet
  • Lamar

Question 34

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According to legend this woman was called "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
Answer
  • Emily Morgan (West)
  • Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long
  • Emily Johnson (East)
  • Emily Smith (West)

Question 35

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During Sam Houston's 1st presidency, he disbands the army saying militia and [blank_start]the Texas Ranges[blank_end] could handle civil disputes
Answer
  • the Texas Rangers

Question 36

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During Lamar's presidency he moves the Capitol to [blank_start]Waterloo/Austin[blank_end]
Answer
  • Waterloo/Austin

Question 37

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At this battle, Mexican General Adrian Woll was repulsed by the Texans
Answer
  • Battle of Matamoros
  • Somervell Expidition
  • Battle of Salado Creek
  • Battle of San Jacinto

Question 38

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When Texas was annexed in 1845 this gentleman was president
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  • Sam Houston
  • Lamar
  • Anson Jones
  • Henry Smith

Question 39

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In June 1845 Polk sent this US General to Corpus Christi
Answer
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • Zachary "Rough and Ready" Taylor
  • Grant Lee
  • Alexander Somervell

Question 40

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Who was the author of Captured?
Answer
  • Scott Zech
  • Cabeza De Vaca
  • Dr. McInnis
  • Madison Racicot
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