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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Freedom.
(c) Land.
(d) Gold.

2. The act caused a great spike in Texas' _____.
(a) Animosity.
(b) Logging operations.
(c) Population.
(d) Cultural activities.

3. What was the name of the Congressman?
(a) Standish.
(b) Stanbery.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Stanford.

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

5. In what years did Mexico become a federal republic?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1824.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man that was Speaker of the House and later appointed as the Secretary of State?

2. Houston received an appointment to serve as a _____ in the Tennessee militia.

3. Which country owned Mexico in the 1820s?

4. What was Houston's drink of choice?

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

(see the answer key)

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