Texas history ch12 due Febuary 24
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| The first president of the Republic of Texas was... | Sam Houston
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| Who died of pneumonia after serving only a few months as secretary of state? | Stephen F. Austin
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| The Texas Supreme Court consisted of a Chief justice and how many associate justices? | Four
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| Which of the following did Congress name as the new temporary capital in 1836? | Houston
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| For defense and frontier protection, President Sam Houston relied on militia companies and... | The Texas Rangers
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| When Sam Houston took office,Texas had a national debt of... | $1.25 million
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| Texas officials tried to borrow money from... | The United States
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| Although the Texans Republic was in debt, it was rich in ... | Land
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| Which of the following groups was not guaranteed to receive land in Texas? | African Americans
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| In an Attempt to keep the peace, President Sam Houston set aside land for the... | Cherokee
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| Person who could not run for Texas president in 1838 because the Texas constitution forbade consecutive terms | Sam Houston
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| Person who took office as president of Texas in 1839 | Mirabeau B. Lamar
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| First college in the Republic to receive a charter | Rutersville
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| Place chosen to be the permanent capital of Texas; once known as Waterloo | Austin
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| Building in which government officials meet | Capitol
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| law passed in 1839 the protected a family's home and up to 50 acres of land from seizure for debts | Homestead law
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| Paper money certificates that were worthless within three years of their printing | Red backs
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| Battle that killed more than 100 Cherokee, including Chief Bowles | Battle of the Neches
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| Battle that occurred when Texans tried to take Comanche representatives held by the Comanche | Council House Fight
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| Battle fought after the Comanche raided Linnville and Victoria | Battle of Plum Creek
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| In 1841 who was elected for a second term as president of the Republic of Texas | Houston
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| Who was elected vice president of the Texas Republic. | Edward Burleson
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| The Texas president wanted to achieve a (blank) budget, or a budget in which spending does not exceed revenue. | Balanced budget
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| To save money, the Texas president cut the size of both the Texas army and the... | Texas Rangers
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| The president even persuaded the Congress to sell the (blank) but the sale was never carried out | The Navy
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| Despite the cutbacks, the Texas Republic's debt continued to rise, reaching (blank) by 1845 | $12 million
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| To solve Texas's money-supply problem, the president had new paper money printed to replace the... | Red backs
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| In August 1842 the (blank) indians signed a peace treaty with with the Texas government | Caddo
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| In October 1844 Sam Houston and Chief Buffalo Hump of the Penateka Comanche signed the Treaty of .... | Tehuacana Creek
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| The feud between Alfred George and Joseph G. Goodbread over fake land certificates eraupted into the... | Regulator Moderator War
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| This term refers to the formal joining of one political region to another | Annexation
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| This term refers to an official's term of office | administration
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| This term refers to a group of executive department heads that assists a president | cabinet
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| This i another term for government's spending | Expenitures
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| This term refers to government income | revenue
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| This term is another word for "approve" | ratify
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| this term can be defined as a "a document granting permission to operate" | Charter
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| What treaties did Santa Anna and Burnet sign on May 14,1836 | The Treaties of Velasco
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| What defense force tried to keep the peace along the Texas frontier? | Texas Rangers
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| What 1837 financial crisis led to an econmic depression? | Panic of 1837
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| What do we call two elected term in a row? | Consecutive terms
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| What do we call a budget in which spending does not exceed revenue? | balanced budget
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