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

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

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

4. Where did Houston go to meet up with old friends?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Tennessee.

5. What major event happened to the father in 1806?
(a) He died.
(b) He joined the army.
(c) He moved to New England.
(d) He went bankrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Houston worked for Jackson in which unofficial capacity?

2. Houston's family came from which state?

3. After the governor was deposed and eventually left office, who acted as president?

4. What was the name of Houston's young wife?

5. Which country owned Mexico in the 1820s?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who did Houston become romantically involved with in 1829? What was the nature of the relationship? How did it end?

3. 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?

4. What caused Houston to leave the House of Representatives? What position did Houston achieve?

5. Who was consulted on the relationship between the Texans and the Mexican government? Who did this person contact in order to get a better feel for what was happening in the region? What was reported to the colonists?

6. Examine Houston's return to Tennessee and his new law career.

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

8. What did Jackson ask Houston to do in this new position? How did Houston handle the situation?

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

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

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