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Texas Statehood or Independence

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    Questions pertaining to Texas as a country from 1836 to 1845
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  • Where was the first Capital of Texas?
    Houston
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  • This unit was created to eliminate the need of an active military and reduce debt?
    Texas Rangers
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  • What political and social issue caused Texas to be denied statehood because of the unbalance it would create in US Congress.
    Slavery
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  • What economic reason did the US deny Texas Annexation?
    Relationship with South America
    Relationship with Europe
    Relationships with Mexico
    Relationship with Native Americans
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  • Who said " If peace cannot be obtain by the sword, let the sword do the work".
    Lamar
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  • What President was chosen two separate occasions?
    Sam Houston
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  • Which of this policies would be consider a Lamar policy?
    Peace with everyone
    Removal all natives and create a bigger military
    Spend little to know money
    Annex to the United States
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  • The New Republic had many problems but the one that kept Houston up at night, and why he wanted to join the US was?
    Money/Debt
    Land/ Resources
    Slavery/Education
    Mexican Peace
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  • What is one of the biggest contributions of Lamar's Presidency that we can still see today?
    Education
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  • "Raven" was the given name to Sam Houston by the Cherokee. What policy did he have towards Native Americans?
    Peace
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  • Why did other countries not want the United States to annex Texas?
    Europe was interested in purchasing Texas
    Mexico was going to take them back
    The United States would become to powerful
    Texas would become weak
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  • Anson Jones is the last and final president what number would he be?
    5th
    3th
    2nd
    4th
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  • The most well known Texas Ranger who help push Native Americans out of Texas was?
    Jack Coffee Hays
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  • Native Texans and Native Americans both had a plot to overthrow the Republic this event was called?
    Cordova Rebellion
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  • The Mier Expedition led to the capture of 176 Texans by Santa Anna who wanted to execute them, this was known as the?
    Santa Fe Expedition
    Mier Expedition
    Black Bean Incident
    Cordova Rebellion
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  • This location was a trade post that Lamar tried to capture during and expedition what was the name of the town in New Mexico?
    Santa Fe
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