1. Hosted by Mrs. Thompson Jeopardy

2. 100 200 400 300 400 Choice1Choice 2Choice 3Choice 4 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

3. Row 1, Col 1 In 1836 John K. Allen and his brother Augustus founded a new town called Houston, located on... a. the Sabine River b. Buffalo Bayou c. the Nueces River d. Matagorda Bay What is Buffalo Bayou?

4. 1,2 At the end of Houston’s 1st term as president of Texas, the republic’s public debt was about... a. $2.5 million b. all gone c. $3.5 billion d. double What is $2.5 million?

5. 1,3 The frequency of Native American raids decreased when patrols in Central Texas were begun by... a. the regular army b. the Texas Rangers c. the volunteer army d. roaming bands of settlers What is the Texas Rangers?

6. 1,4 The person called the “Father of Texas” was... a. Sam Houston b. David Crockett c. Moses Austin D. SFA Who is SFA?

7. 2,1 All of these describe why Texans wanted to be annexed into the USA except... a. most Texans had emigrated from the U.S. b. Texas and the U.S. had strong business ties. c. they wanted the U.S.’s protection. d. most Texans wanted slavery abolished. What is most Texans wanted slavery aboloshed?

8. 2,2 The Texas Congress reserved 231,400 acres of public lands in Central Texas as an endowment fund for... a. a. skldnflk What is state universities? a. state park reserves. b. public schools. c. a new state capital. d. state universities

9. 2,3 As a result of Lamar’s policies on Native Americans, the Cherokees moved... a.north of the Red River. b. South of the Colorado River. c. south of the Rio Grande. d. east of the Sabine river. What is north of the Red River?

10. 2,4 In a struggle known as the Council House Fight... a. Duwali was killed along with 100 Cherokees b. Texas Rangers killed 100 Comanches c. Texans tried to take Comanche negotiators as hostages. d. John Moore led a surprise attack on a Comanche village. What is c. Texans tried to take Comanche negotiators as hostages?

11. 3,1 All of these hardships plagued the Santa Fe expedition EXCEPT... A. attacks by Native Americans. B. lack of water and food. C. heat. D. torrential rains What is torrential rains?

12. 3,2 Lamar thought that having a strong military would... a. force Mexico to recognize the Republic of Texas. b. persuade the U.S. to annex Texas. c. allow Texas to expand to the West Coast. d. discourage raids by Native Americans What is a. force Mexico to recognize the Republic of Texas?

13. 3,3 During his 2nd term, Sam Houston took all of the following steps to relieve the debt EXCEPT... A. he cut the sizes of the Texas Army. B. he reduced the salaries of government officials. C. he eliminated many government positions. D. he eliminated the Texas Navy. What is a d. He eliminated the Texas Navy ?

14. 3,4 All of these towns were occupied by General Vasquez’s army EXCEPT... a. San Antonio b. Goliad c. Gonzales d. Refugio What is Gonzales?

15. 4,1 Texas prisoners at Perote prison in Vera Cruz experienced all these fates EXCEPT... a. pardon and release. b. escape. c. death from disease and starvation. d. lifetime imprisonment. What is d. lifetime imprisonment?

16. 4,2 The site of the Regulator-Moderator War was... A. Laredo b. the old Neutral Ground. c. Monument Hill. D. Gonzales. What is the old Neutral Ground?

17. 4,3 The president who signed the resolution that made Texas a U.S. state was... A. James K. Polk B. John Tyler C. Andrew Jackson D. Zachary Taylor Who is President James K. Polk? (Tyler only submitted the offer)

18. 4,4 Texas joined the Union as the _______. a. 20th state b. 25th state c. 28th state d. 30th state What is the 28th state?

19. 5,1 What are the 2 reasons why annexation of Texas to the U.S. was delayed. a. Native American raids and bad foreign relationships. b. the U.S. had a bad economy and slavery. c. the idea of adding a new slave state and fear of damaging relationship with Mexico. d. too expensive and money was needed to be spent on more important things in the U.S. at the time. What is c. the idea of adding a new slave state and fear of damaging relationship with Mexico.

20. 5,2 If you can say the pledge to both the American AND Texas flag alone right now correctly, your team gets additional points added to their test. (Amount of points is up to LA/SS family teacher’s discretion!!)

21. 5,3 How many terms as president of Texas did Sam Houston serve? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. none, he only served as governor What is b. 2 terms?

22. 5,4 What year did Texas approve annexation with the United States? What is December 29, 1845 ?