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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of businesses did Houston put into place after assuming the presidency?
(a) Trading posts.
(b) Tax offices.
(c) Law offices.
(d) Newspapers.

2. Which of the following was not a candidate for the Texas presidency?
(a) Austin.
(b) Smith.
(c) Bowie.
(d) Houston.

3. Burnet signed ___ treaties with Santa Anna.
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What government office was created at that time?
(a) Department of Peace.
(b) Treasury Department.
(c) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) General Land Office.

5. Texas annexation was defeated in Congress in which year?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1848.

6. What was the name of the Commodore in charge of the Texas navy?
(a) Davis.
(b) Irwin.
(c) Moore.
(d) Johnson.

7. In what year did Houston make another bid for the governorship of Texas?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1858.

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

9. Who took the man's place as the new Secretary of State?
(a) Trimble.
(b) Prentiss.
(c) Calhoun.
(d) Austin.

10. The Texas Congress voted to join which party?
(a) Confederacy.
(b) Union.
(c) Guerillas.
(d) Separatists.

11. What did Houston do after his term expired?
(a) Opened a law practice.
(b) Went back to school.
(c) Moved to Arkansas.
(d) Ran for the Senate.

12. What was the capital of Texas at this time?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Fort Worth.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Austin.

13. A town was created in honor of the new president. What was the name of the town?
(a) Smithfield.
(b) Houston.
(c) Austin.
(d) Bowie Town.

14. Against the popular attitude of the South, Houston craved _____.
(a) Peace.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Secession.
(d) Slavery.

15. The act issued _____ to each state.
(a) Unlimited land grants.
(b) Federal funds.
(c) Union support.
(d) Popular sovereignty.

Short Answer Questions

1. People began to realize that Houston was not as ______ as was once thought.

2. What major event did Houston refuse to attend?

3. What is the word used when Houston called the public to vote on a major issue?

4. Despite Houston's efforts to quash another expedition, Lamar wanted to send an expedition to _____.

5. In addition to the new president, the colonists also voted to support which of the following?

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