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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the young woman Houston met while on this trip?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Tiana.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Beatrice.

2. Who did Houston meet in this new town?
(a) Santa Anna.
(b) Bowie.
(c) Prentiss.
(d) Bradburn.

3. What did Houston request of the U.S. government?
(a) Nation status.
(b) Land.
(c) Money.
(d) Relief from taxation.

4. One of the grievances Houston would address was the fact that the government wanted to pay the Indians in paper money rather than:
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Land.
(d) Freedom.

5. The Law of April 6, 1830 prohibited which of the following?
(a) Colonization.
(b) Annexation.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who served as Houston's mentor in law?

2. Houston was forced to flee to the ________ earning him mockery from the new president.

3. People tried to smuggle documents from Austin to Houston which created what was known as the _______ War.

4. Houston's family came from which state?

5. Problems arose over Houston's policies considering that the ______ were anti-Indian.

(see the answer key)

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