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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did Houston meet in this new town?
(a) Bradburn.
(b) Prentiss.
(c) Santa Anna.
(d) Bowie.
2. What type of business did Houston open in Arkansas?
(a) Trading post.
(b) Tour guide service.
(c) Lumber mill.
(d) Law practice.
3. Houston had a breakdown and left home. What is the word meaning to leave home and not return for a period of time?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Escape.
(c) Exile.
(d) Expatriate.
4. What was the position that Houston offered to the soldier?
(a) Sergeant Major.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) General of the Infantry.
(d) Inspector General.
5. What was the name of the town created by Stephen Austin?
(a) Santa Anna de Austin.
(b) San Marco de Austin.
(c) Alamo de Austin.
(d) San Felipe de Austin.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who lived fairly close to Houston at this time?
2. What was Houston's drink of choice?
3. The act caused a great spike in Texas' _____.
4. What was the name of Houston's new drinking buddy and travel companion?
5. What was the surname of the brothers responsible for declaring Texas as its own sovereign nation?
Short Essay Questions
1. Examine Houston's return to Tennessee and his new law career.
2. Discuss the political turmoil surrounding the election of John Quincy Adams. What was Houston's next step in the campaign arena?
3. What parties were involved in protecting the Alamo, discouraging the expedition, and defending the expedition?
4. What did Jackson ask Houston to do in this new position? How did Houston handle the situation?
5. Where did Houston decide to settle upon his return to Arkansas? Also discuss his marriage to Tiana and why it was unusual.
6. Who was consulted on the relationship between the Texans and the Mexican government? Who did this person contact in order to get a better feel for what was happening in the region? What was reported to the colonists?
7. How were the colonists split regarding the stalemate between Texas and Mexico? Who was involved? What measures did Houston take to win in favor of Texas?
8. Discuss Houston's early military career. When did Houston join the military? What was his rank? In which battle was Houston wounded? Where was he wounded?
9. Examine Houston's first encounter with the Cherokee. Who became Houston's mentor? What did Houston learn from the mentor?
10. What was Sam Houston's background? Where were his people from and where did they settle?
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