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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What other Southern party objected to the person elected as president?
(a) Unionist.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Labor.
(d) Green.

3. What was the name of the act that determined slavery should be forbidden in any state taken from Mexico?
(a) Anson Upshur Act.
(b) Wilmot Proviso.
(c) Mexican Manifesto.
(d) The Great Compromise.

4. What was the name of the soldier Houston tried to recruit?
(a) Fannin.
(b) Davis.
(c) Austin.
(d) Bowie.

5. The couple had a son, Sam, Jr. who was born on May 25, _____.
(a) 1841.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1843.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived fairly close to Houston at this time?

2. Houston's family came from which state?

3. Houston settled near which river?

4. After the governor was deposed and eventually left office, who acted as president?

5. Which of the important leaders died suddenly?

(see the answer key)

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