Chapter 12 Review

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Chapter 12 Review

• The Republic of Texas

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Where was the site designated as the capital of
Texas for 3 years by the Congress of 1836?
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H-Town(Houston)
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Where was the capital of Texas moved to in 1839?
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Austin
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Manifest Destiny expressed what belief?
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the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Coast.
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After the Texas Revolution, what body of water
did Texas claim as its border with Mexico?
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Rio Grande
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What town was the trading center of the Upper Rio
Grande that Texas wished to control?
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Santa Fe,New Mexico
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Who is known as the
Father of Texas?
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Stephen F. Austin
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Who is known as the Father of Education in
Texas?
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
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Who was the first President of the Republic of
Texas?
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Sam Houston
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Who was Cynthia Ann
Parker?
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• kidnapped from Parkers fort by Comanches and
  Kiowas
• raised as a Comanche
• Married a Comanche chief

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Who was the last President of the Republic of
Texas?
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Anson Jones
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Which city, established by the Allen brothers in
1836, was the capital of Texas during Sam
Houstons first term
as President?
Augustus Allen
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Houston, Texas
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According to the joint resolution that annexed
Texas, what can Texas do if it gets approval from
Texas and the United States?
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Texas can be divided into as many as
5 different states.
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Why did President Houston not run for a 2nd
consecutive term as president?
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The Constitution of 1836 stated that the
President could NOT serve consecutive terms.
NO !
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Name 2 reasons for the delaying of Texas
annexation.
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• Texas would be a slave state, upsetting the
  balance of power in the
  U.S. Congress.
• It might cause a war with Mexico.

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What did Lamar believe about the Cherokees who
settled in northeast Texas?
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They had no fair claim to the
Texas lands they
occupied.
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What did President Lamar do about President
Houstons policies toward Native Americans?
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He reversed them and ordered the removal of
Cherokees from Texas.
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What was the result of the Archives War?
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The Archives and the capital remained in Austin.
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Name 4 results of the Santa Fe Expedition.
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• Resulted in the loss of many lives.
• Members of the expedition were captured
  imprisoned in Mexico.
• Failed to take control of Santa
  Fe.
• Made Mexico very
  angry.

Caramba!
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Describe how Presidents Houston and Lamar tried
to solve the problem of unrest among Native
Americans.
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Houston tried to improve relations between Texans
and Cherokees.

• Lamar reversed Houstons policy and ordered the
  removal of Cherokees from
  Texas.

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List the provisions of the 1845 joint resolution.
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• Texas became the 28th state in the
  U.S.
• Texas could bypass becoming a territory
  and immediately become a state.
• Texas could keep its public lands, but could sell
  some to pay its debts.

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Which 2 Presidents of Texas supported annexation
of Texas to the United States?
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Sam Houstonand Anson Jones
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Which President of Texas tried to establish
peaceful relations with Native Americans?
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Sam Houston
Peace out.
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Name the 3 elected Presidents of the Republic of
Texas.
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• Sam Houston
• Mirabeau Lamar
• Anson Jones

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Name 3 reasons the U.S. was slow to annex Texas
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• Texas had slavery.
• Fear of war with Mexico.
• Texas had a large public
  debt.

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Name 3 problems faced by the Republic of Texas
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• Conflicts with Mexico
• Conflicts with Native Americans
• Huge public debt

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What happened in the Council House Fight?
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Comanches only brought back one of their
captives Matilda Lockhart who had been
severely tortured. Texans captured the
Comanche leaders, and a fight broke out in which
some Texans and many Comanches were killed.
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Who was the President of Texas when it was
annexed by the United States?
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Anson Jones
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Who was the first governor of the state of Texas?
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J. Pinckney Henderson
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Texas became the ___ state when it joined the U.S.
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28th