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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country owned Mexico in the 1820s?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Spain.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) U.S.

2. Houston's next move was to which Tennessee town/city?
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Nashville.

3. The Law of April 6, 1830 also imposed duties on ________.
(a) Emigrants.
(b) Land deeds.
(c) Produce.
(d) Imports and exports.

4. Sam became friends with people from which tribe?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Catawba.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Apache.

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

6. What famous act was passed in 1825 by the Mexican government?
(a) Transportation Act.
(b) Annexation Act.
(c) Colonization Act.
(d) Immmigration Act.

7. What was the name of the woman with whom Houston had a secret relationship?
(a) Campbell.
(b) Cartwright.
(c) Carmichael.
(d) Carter.

8. What was the name of Houston's young wife?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Susan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anne.

9. What was Houston's drink of choice?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Scotch.

10. Which Revolution took place in Texas in 1826?
(a) Fredonian.
(b) Austin.
(c) Houston.
(d) Colonization.

11. Houston married a half-Cherokee named:
(a) White Mountain.
(b) Tiana.
(c) Running Deer.
(d) Oona.

12. 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.

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

14. There were many cultural differences between the Anglo Texans and the ______.
(a) Americans.
(b) Tejanos.
(c) Gringos.
(d) Mexicans.

15. What was the name of the town created by Stephen Austin?
(a) San Felipe de Austin.
(b) Alamo de Austin.
(c) San Marco de Austin.
(d) Santa Anna de Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business did Houston open in Arkansas?

2. Which man was one of the leading forces in creating this act?

3. What was the name of the general commissioned by the Mexican government to survey Texas?

4. Houston was forced to relocate to which area?

5. What word is used to mean incompetence?

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