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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Houston settled near which river?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Nina.
(c) Nashua.
(d) Neosho.

2. Houston had a breakdown and left home. What is the word meaning to leave home and not return for a period of time?
(a) Expatriate.
(b) Exile.
(c) Escape.
(d) Abandonment.

3. What subject did Houston want to study at a "proper" academy?
(a) English.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Engineering.

4. What was the name of the other party involved in the questionable legislation?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Eaton.
(d) Milton.

5. What was the name of the Mexican general defeated by the militia?
(a) Ramirez.
(b) Lopez.
(c) Farias.
(d) Cos.

6. What derogatory nickname was given to Houston by the Cherokee?
(a) Foolish Man.
(b) Big Drunk.
(c) Drunken Slob.
(d) Lying Thief.

7. What was the name of the plantation owned by the grandfather?
(a) Timber Ridge.
(b) Tumbler Hill.
(c) Mountain Pass.
(d) River Valley.

8. In which year did Sam Houston resign from military service?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1831.
(d) 1824.

9. What was the name of Houston's new drinking buddy and travel companion?
(a) Harley.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Haralson.
(d) Harrelson.

10. Texans were especially worried about the _____ in the Mexican government.
(a) Instability.
(b) Election process.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Disorganization.

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

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

13. In what year was Andrew Jackson elected President?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1830.

14. The militia left a small group of soldiers at which fort?
(a) Fort Sumter.
(b) Rio Grande.
(c) Fort Erie.
(d) Alamo.

15. Houston was asked to meet with the leader of which tribe?
(a) Comanche.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Apache.

Short Answer Questions

1. The father held which rank in the Revolutionary Army?

2. Which of the following left the expedition to return to the fort?

3. The provisional government was upset with Houston and believed he was being ____.

4. Houston was forced to relocate to which area?

5. Houston rode to ____ to attempt to head off and halt the expedition team.

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