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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Houston elected to the House of Representatives?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1826.

2. What government office was created at that time?
(a) Department of Peace.
(b) Treasury Department.
(c) General Land Office.
(d) Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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

4. One of the grievances Houston would address was the fact that the government wanted to pay the Indians in paper money rather than:
(a) Silver.
(b) Land.
(c) Gold.
(d) Freedom.

5. What did Houston request of the U.S. government?
(a) Nation status.
(b) Money.
(c) Land.
(d) Relief from taxation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The volunteer militia, under the direction of Stephen Austin, took which city?

2. What was the name of Houston's new drinking buddy and travel companion?

3. Which of the following left the expedition to return to the fort?

4. Which country owned Mexico in the 1820s?

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

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