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Why is 1861 important in Texas and U.S. History?
It was the start of the Civil War
It was the year Texas became a republic
It was the end of the Texas Republic
Texas was annexed by the United States
Which of the following is NOT a way that the growth of the railroads affected Texas?
It opened the way for industrialization
It brought fast, reliable transportation
It eliminated the need for cowboys
It allowed cattle and crops to find northern markets
The FIRST oil discovered in Texas was near the present day city of Beaumont and was called
Wildcat
Brindle Mountain
Spindletop
Big Sabine
What conclusion can be drawn about wind energy in Texas?
soon be more wind farms in gulf than plains
Texas leads the nation in generating wind energy
Wind farms are highly profitable in Texas
Texas plans to build wind farms the state
Why did Texas continue to fight the Civil War after General Robert E. Lee surrendered?
It did not believe Lee had actually surrendered
It took a long time for the news to reach Texas
It refused to accept Lee’s authority to make peace w/ union
It wanted Union to agree to terms about slavery
Which of the following factors was considered the biggest threat to the institution of slavery in Texas?
The Committee of Public Safety’s steps to seize federal prop
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
Secessionist leader William P. Rogers’s speeches
Sam Houston’s refusal allegiance to confederacy
Texas women won full voting rights in 1919 as a direct result of which measure?
A Texas referendum
Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
The Reconstruction Constitution
Lobbying by Minnie Fisher Cunningham
People who supported the nineteenth-century social, economic, and political reform movements in Texas and throughout the United States are best known as -
Grangers
Pessimists
Progressives
Evangelicals
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution and the first article of the Texas Constitution
Contain a Bill of Rights protecting the individual rights
Establish a republican form of government
Describe a system of checks and balances among the branches
Establish a separation of powers among the branches of govt
Before the Civil War, only 25 percent of Texas families owned slaves. Yet most nineteenth-century Texans opposed any interference with the institution of slavery because -
they might eventually owned slaves as well
slavery was necessary for continued economic growth
slavery was necessary for the development of strong military
outlawing slavery interfered with states’ rights
Economic growth in Texas after World War I was mostly the result of which industry?
Oil
Lumber
Cotton
Ranching
Texas politicians embraced which political solution to the Great Depression?
The New Deal
Reconstruction
Social Realism
Rationing
The principle of checks and balances is best reflected in which of the following?
people of Texas to amend the state’s constitution
legislation to pass a budget
judicial branch to appoint new judges
Texas House of Representatives to impeach the governor
What did the Texas cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Beaumont have in common?
They are all located in northern Texas
They grew as a result of the oil industry
They were all originally Spanish language terms
They grew as a result of railroad development
In the 1930s, physical factors, such as extremely high temperatures and severe droughts, led to the Dust Bowl. What human factors also contributed to this natural disaster?
Farmers fenced in their lands
Farmers over planted their crops
Farmers dug too many wells for irrigation
Farmers did not harvest enough of their crops
How did United States involvement in World War II result in economic growth for Texas?
It increased demand for oil, cotton, food, and lumber
It inspired workers to become more dedicated
It caused the government to demand higher quality goods
It reduced the availability of raw materials
