EQ

Question 1

Voters decided which 4 things in 1836?

Answer 1

1. Texas’ first president
2. They approved the Texas constitution

3.Most people voted to join the U.S.

4.Congress denied the power to amend the Constitution

Question 2

Why did Texans want to Join the U.S.?
(2 reasons)

Answer 2

financial stability

protection from Mexico and Natives

Question 3

How long was a presidential term?

Answer 3

3 years

Question 4

what was the term for a president serving?

Answer 4

No president could serve back-to-back terms

Question 5

Location of Sam Houston’s capital

Answer 5

Houston, Tx

Question 6

Houston’s finances

Answer 6

save money, spend little, and raise taxes

Question 7

Houston’s policies with war with Mexico

Answer 7

keyword: PEACEFUL

he wanted to remain peaceful and release Santa Anna

Question 8

Houston’s policies with Native Americans

Answer 8

keyword: PEACEFUL

he wanted to remain peaceful and he promised the Natives no harm would come to them

Question 9

Did Houston want to be part of America?

Answer 9

YES

Question 10

Summary of Cordova Rebellion

Answer 10

Vincente Cordova+ Native Americans organized a group of 400 people to attack Texas, but were easily defeated.

Question 11

What did Houston do about the Rebellion?

Answer 11

He did nothing and didn’t punish anyone

Question 12

What was the difference between Lamar and Houston?

Answer 12

Lamar was AGRESSIVE and wanted war while Houston was PEACEFUL

Question 13

Location of Lamar’s Capital

Answer 13

Austin, Tx

Question 14

Lamar’s finances

Answer 14

spend money/ led to debt increase to $9 Million

Question 15

Lamar’s policies with Mexico

Answer 15

He wanted to go to war

Question 16

Lamar’s policies with Natives

Answer 16

He wanted to go to war

Question 17

Did Lamar want to join U.S.?

Answer 17

Absolutely not

Question 18

Lamar’s Education

Answer 18

He set up public education system and set of many universities

Question 19

What was Lamar known as?

Answer 19

The Father of Texas Education

Question 20

How did Lamar go back on Houston’s promises to the Cherokees?

Answer 20

Lamar killed them even though Houston told them to stay in Texas

Question 21

Summary of Council House Fight

Answer 21

Comanche leaders were killed when they tried to leave a meeting in San Antonio

Question 22

Describe what happened to the girl in the Council House Fight?

Answer 22

The natives only took in one person(teenage girl) and tortured her to where the girl had to lie to the Texans saying that they had more captives

Question 23

Why did Lamar go to annex Santa Fe, New Mexico (2)

Answer 23

-He wanted to expand Texas

-convince the people to be loyal to Texas

Question 24

What did the Treaty of Velasco say that made Lamar want to go to Santa Fe, Mexico?

Answer 24

It said that the border of Texas was the Rio Grande, so Lamar thought that he could claim territory there

Question 25

Santa Fe expedition

Answer 25

Lamar sent 300 men to Santa Fe, NM to capture the city and convince the people to be loyal to Texas.

Question 26

Result of Santa Fe Expedition

Answer 26

IT WAS A DISASTER

They were captured by Mexican officials and marched 2,000 miles to a Mexican prison, many died along the way.

Question 27

What were Houston’s goals for his second term as president (3)

Answer 27

1. Lower debt
2. Make peace with Natives
3. Continue to seek annexation with U.S.

Question 28

Archive war summary

Answer 28

700 Mexican solider took San Antoni then left. Houston tried to move the archives with the Texas Rangers from Austin to Houston, but the settlers didn’t let it happen

Question 29

What happened to the soldiers on the Mier Expedition?

Answer 29

They were captured and forced to use the bean method to decide who died.

Question 30

bean from jar method how many people died?

Answer 30

1 out of every 10 people
10%

Question 31

Two policies that attracted new immigrants to Texas?

Answer 31

-Headright grants

-Homestead act

Question 32

headright grant

Answer 32

grant of land given to the head of every family coming to Tx.

Question 33

homestead act

Answer 33

kept creditors from being able to take homes or land for debt.

Question 34

who makes up largest group of European immigrants?

Answer 34

German Texans

Question 35

what restrictions did free African Americans face in Texas? (3)

Answer 35

They could not
-be citizens
-marry
-gain permanent residence in Texas

Question 36

Subsistence farming?

Answer 36

farming to only feed your family

Question 37

plantation farming?

Answer 37

farming cash crops to make money