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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During the bitter presidential campaign Houston and a presidential partisan participated in which activity?
(a) Chess game.
(b) Duel.
(c) Boxing match.
(d) Card game.

3. Sam Houston became friends with _____, a future president.
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. In which state did Sam Houston live as a child?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

5. Sam Houston was descended from which group of immigrants?
(a) Scottish-Irish.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town in which Houston opened a school?

2. Who was elected to be president amidst a deadlock in the House?

3. What was the name of the plantation owned by the grandfather?

4. How long did it take Houston to get his license?

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

(see the answer key)

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