View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The challenge came via a:
(a) Public speech.
(b) Newspaper article.
(c) Town meeting.
(d) Campaign slogan.

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

3. The provisional government was upset with Houston and believed he was being ____.
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Unstable.
(c) Stubborn.
(d) Unruly.

4. In 1827, Houston campaigned for and won which office in the Tennessee government?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Governor.

5. Who lived fairly close to Houston at this time?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Turnbull.
(c) Trimble.
(d) Calhoun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Houston begin to carry with him in town?

2. What was the surname of the brothers responsible for declaring Texas as its own sovereign nation?

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

4. What was the name of the soldier Houston tried to recruit?

5. Sam Houston joined which branch of the military?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 151 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample