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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father held which rank in the Revolutionary Army?
(a) Major.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Colonel.

2. What subject did Houston want to study at a "proper" academy?
(a) Medicine.
(b) English.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Mathematics.

3. Sam became friends with people from which tribe?
(a) Catawba.
(b) Apache.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Cherokee.

4. Where was the plantation located?
(a) Texas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Houston worked for Jackson in which unofficial capacity?

2. What important position was held by John Calhoun?

3. Houston's family came from which state?

4. Sam Houston was descended from which group of immigrants?

5. Sam Houston joined which branch of the military?

(see the answer key)

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