Week 21

Question 1

Year in which Texas won their independence from Mexico

Answer 1

1836

Question 2

Elected as the 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas. He favored annexation and treating Indians fairly

Answer 2

Sam Houston

Question 3

Served as the first Vice President. 2nd president of Texas, and then as the 2nd president of the Republic of Texas. He favored remaining independent and tried to remove Indians from Texas. Set aside lands for education. Known as the “Father of Education in Texas”

Answer 3

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Question 4

4th and last president of the Republic of Texas, leading them into annexation by the United States.

Answer 4

Anson Jones