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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the town created by Stephen Austin?
(a) Santa Anna de Austin.
(b) San Felipe de Austin.
(c) San Marco de Austin.
(d) Alamo de Austin.

2. Who was elected to be president amidst a deadlock in the House?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Adams.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Madison.

3. In what year was Houston challenged by a Congressman?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1831.

4. What was the name of the woman with whom Houston had a secret relationship?
(a) Carter.
(b) Cartwright.
(c) Carmichael.
(d) Campbell.

5. What is the name of the town in which Houston opened a school?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Maryville.
(c) Rutherfordton.
(d) Jackson.

6. Who was the man that was Speaker of the House and later appointed as the Secretary of State?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Houston.
(d) Clay.

7. There were many cultural differences between the Anglo Texans and the ______.
(a) Americans.
(b) Gringos.
(c) Tejanos.
(d) Mexicans.

8. Which man was one of the leading forces in creating this act?
(a) Austin.
(b) Bowie.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Houston.

9. Austin traveled to central Mexico to meet with the acting president of Mexico Gomez ____.
(a) Addams.
(b) Farias.
(c) Garcia.
(d) Lynch.

10. Who was the representative of the "War Hawks?"
(a) James.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Wharton.
(d) Smith.

11. What famous act was passed in 1825 by the Mexican government?
(a) Annexation Act.
(b) Transportation Act.
(c) Immmigration Act.
(d) Colonization Act.

12. The provisional government was upset with Houston and believed he was being ____.
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Unruly.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Stubborn.

13. What was the surname of the brothers responsible for declaring Texas as its own sovereign nation?
(a) Prentiss.
(b) Marks.
(c) Edwards.
(d) Hayden.

14. What was the name of the general commissioned by the Mexican government to survey Texas?
(a) Davis.
(b) Teran.
(c) Garcia.
(d) Wilson.

15. Who served as Houston's mentor in law?
(a) Turnbull.
(b) Trundle.
(c) Trimble.
(d) Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Sam Houston resign from military service?

2. What was the name of Jackson's wife?

3. The militia planned to make a pillage run into which Mexican town/city?

4. Houston worked for Jackson in which unofficial capacity?

5. Houston rode to ____ to attempt to head off and halt the expedition team.

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