Reading Guide for Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy

1. Why did Allen and his family relocate to Texas?
2. Why did Sam Houston select Allen to fill a temporary position in his cabinet?
3. Why did Allen hold two roles in Anson Jones’ cabinet?
4. Why didn’t the citizens of Galveston support the Galveston and Red River Railroad?
5. What role did Andrew Donelson play in annexation talks?
6. What was the principal issue blocking Texas’ admission into the United States?
7. How did the Allens become spiritualists?
8. Was Ebenezer Allen a spy?
9. Was Allen’s death an accident or murder?

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