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PowerPoint Note Questions
Chapter 16.3: The Lone Star Republic
1. Why did President Andrew Jackson have a problem recognizing Texas as an independent country?
2. Who was for and against annexing Texas?
3. What was the new nation of Texas called?
4. Who was elected president of the Republic of Texas?
5. Who was elected vice-president of the Republic of Texas?
6. Define annexation.
7. What does annexation have to do with the Republic of Texas and the United States?
8. How did Sam Houston feel about annexation?
9. How did Mirabeau Lamar feel about the annexation of Texas?
10. Why was President Jackson reluctant to annex Texas?
11. Which two European countries officially recognized Texas independence?
12. Why did Sam Houston support peaceful relations with Native Americans in Texas?
13. When and why did the Republic of Texas’ policy towards Native Americans change?
14. What was the result of Lamar’s Native American policies?
15. What problems did Tejanos face under the new Republic of Texas?
16. What did Texas leaders do to increase the population of the new republic?
17. How much did the population of the Republic of Texas increase between 1836 and 1847?
18. From where did the largest group of immigrants to the new republic arrive?
19. Why did so many Americans immigrate to the new republic?
20. Describe a common settler in the new Republic of Texas.
21. Why did the number of slaves increase on the new Republic of Texas?
22. What was life like for African Americans in Texas?
23. Which group of Europeans made up the largest group of immigrants?
24. What were three challenges faced by the new Republic of Texas?
25. Why did the Republic of Texas have financial problems?
26. Who were the Texas Rangers?