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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The challenge came via a:
(a) Newspaper article.
(b) Campaign slogan.
(c) Town meeting.
(d) Public speech.

2. Who lived fairly close to Houston at this time?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Trimble.
(c) Turnbull.
(d) Jackson.

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

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

5. Houston received an appointment to serve as a _____ in the Tennessee militia.
(a) Major.
(b) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man that was Speaker of the House and later appointed as the Secretary of State?

2. During Houston's confrontation with Santa Anna, 630 Mexicans were killed and ____ were captured.

3. Who did Houston meet in this new town?

4. In what years did Mexico become a federal republic?

5. What was the name of the Congressman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Houston's early years as a politician. Who did Houston support? Who did Houston meet due to his political work?

2. What was the first outward sign of rebellion? Who prompted the bid for creating Texas as its own sovereign nation? Who was against the proposition?

3. Discuss Houston's childhood. What was Houston like as a child? What was his strongest subject in school?

4. What steps did the militia take next regarding the offense against Mexico? Who was left behind?

5. Examine the meeting between Houston and Andrew Jackson. How did Houston's relationship with Jackson change his life?

6. Discuss the confrontation between Houston and Congressman William Stanbery. What caused the confrontation? What was the outcome?

7. What were the big changes that took place in Texas in the early 1820s? What was the atmosphere at that time?

8. Discuss the political turmoil surrounding the election of John Quincy Adams. What was Houston's next step in the campaign arena?

9. How were the colonists split regarding the stalemate between Texas and Mexico? Who was involved? What measures did Houston take to win in favor of Texas?

10. What parties were involved in protecting the Alamo, discouraging the expedition, and defending the expedition?

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