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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the position that Houston offered to the soldier?
(a) Inspector General.
(b) General of the Infantry.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Sergeant Major.

2. What major exam did Houston pass with the help of his mentor?
(a) Bar.
(b) Federal agent application exam.
(c) LSAT.
(d) Medical licensing.

3. Who was the representative of the "Peace Party?"
(a) Wharton.
(b) Smith.
(c) Edwards.
(d) James.

4. Who was the man that was Speaker of the House and later appointed as the Secretary of State?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Houston.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Clay.

5. Which man was one of the leading forces in creating this act?
(a) Houston.
(b) Bowie.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Austin.

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

7. How many soldiers were left at the fort?
(a) 80.
(b) 165.
(c) 130.
(d) 120.

8. What word is used to mean incompetence?
(a) Instability.
(b) Disorganization.
(c) Feeble-minded.
(d) Ineptitude.

9. In what year was Sam Houston born?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1811.

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

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

12. Houston was forced to relocate to which area?
(a) Rio Grande.
(b) San Antonio.
(c) Washington-on-the-Brazos.
(d) Neosho.

13. Houston was forced to flee to the ________ earning him mockery from the new president.
(a) Pacific Ocean.
(b) Colorado River.
(c) Cold Creek River.
(d) Gulf of Mexico.

14. In what year was Houston elected to the House of Representatives?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1823.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The act caused a great spike in Texas' _____.

2. How long did it take Houston to get his license?

3. Who was the representative of the "War Hawks?"

4. What Indian word did Houston use to mean "house?"

5. Where was the plantation located?

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