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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year did Sam Houston resign from military service?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1815.

2. What important position was held by John Calhoun?
(a) Speaker of the House.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Secretary of War.
(d) Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

3. In what year was Andrew Jackson elected President?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1830.

4. Houston received an appointment to serve as a _____ in the Tennessee militia.
(a) Captain.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Major.
(d) General.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Houston's grandfather?

2. Sam Houston became friends with _____, a future president.

3. What was the name of the woman with whom Houston had a secret relationship?

4. Houston came from a family of nine children. What was Houston's number in the order of birth?

5. What was the name of Houston's young wife?

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