Study

Spring Benchmark 2022

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

      Back   Restart
  • In the years after the Civil War, the United States economy became increasingly -
    Agricultural
    Industrial
    Pastoral
    Peaceful
  • Texas women won full voting rights in 1919 as a direct result of which measure?
    A Texas referendum
    Lobbying by Minnie Fisher Cunningham
    The Reconstruction Constitution
    Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
  • How does the division of government in the US Constitution compare to the division of government in the Texas Constitution?
    US is in three and Texas is in two
    Texas is in three and US is in two
    three parts, the executive, legislative, and judicial
    both are in two parts
  • Which of the following is an example of the principle of individual rights in the Texas Constitution?
    describes how the governor can be impeached
    defines how frequently elections will be held
    protects the freedom to assemble
    outlines who is not allowed to run for office
  • Which of the following best describes the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
    only land battle where Confederates outnumbered Union
    last major land battle fought in the Civil War
    land battle where Union troops outnumbered Confederates
    first major land battle fought in the Civil War
  • The FIRST oil discovered in Texas was near the present day city of Beaumont and was called
    Big Sabine
    Brindle Mountain
    Spindletop
    Wildcat
  • Which of the following statements best summarizes how Texas society changed immediately after World War II?
    It rejected industrialization
    It became an urban rather than rural society
    It came to be dominated by oil
    It embraced big government
  • Texas politicians embraced which political solution to the Great Depression?
    The New Deal
    Reconstruction
    Rationing
    Social Realism
  • Which best characterizes Texas during the Great Depression and World War II?
    Widespread poverty and job loss
    Heavy migration from Texas to California and northern states
    Temporary halt in oil production
    Rapidly growing population due to plentiful manufacturing
  • Which of the following is NOT an example of separation of powers in the Texas Constitution?
    The right of the judiciary to make rulings on cases
    The right of the executive to enforce laws
    The right of the public to elect state representatives
    The right of the legislature to make laws
  • 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
  • What conclusion can be drawn about wind energy in Texas?
    Texas plans to build wind farms the state
    Wind farms are highly profitable in Texas
    Texas leads the nation in generating wind energy
    soon be more wind farms in gulf than plains
  • 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 -
    slavery was necessary for continued economic growth
    slavery was necessary for the development of strong military
    outlawing slavery interfered with states’ rights
    they might eventually owned slaves as well
  • Economic growth in Texas after World War I was mostly the result of which industry?
    Ranching
    Cotton
    Oil
    Lumber
  • Which of the following is NOT a way that the growth of the railroads affected Texas?
    It eliminated the need for cowboys
    It opened the way for industrialization
    It brought fast, reliable transportation
    It allowed cattle and crops to find northern markets
  • Why did Texas continue to fight the Civil War after General Robert E. Lee surrendered?
    It did not believe Lee had actually surrendered
    It wanted Union to agree to terms about slavery
    It took a long time for the news to reach Texas
    It refused to accept Lee’s authority to make peace w/ union
  • The principle of checks and balances is best reflected in which of the following?
    Texas House of Representatives to impeach the governor
    judicial branch to appoint new judges
    legislation to pass a budget
    people of Texas to amend the state’s constitution
  • People who supported the nineteenth-century social, economic, and political reform movements in Texas and throughout the United States are best known as -
    Grangers
    Progressives
    Evangelicals
    Pessimists
  • 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 did not harvest enough of their crops
    Farmers fenced in their lands
    Farmers over planted their crops
    Farmers dug too many wells for irrigation
  • The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution and the first article of the Texas Constitution
    Establish a republican form of government
    Establish a separation of powers among the branches of govt
    Contain a Bill of Rights protecting the individual rights
    Describe a system of checks and balances among the branches
  • Which of the following factors was considered the biggest threat to the institution of slavery in Texas?
    The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
    The Committee of Public Safety’s steps to seize federal prop
    Sam Houston’s refusal allegiance to confederacy
    Secessionist leader William P. Rogers’s speeches
  • What did the Texas cities of Houston, Corpus Christi, and Beaumont have in common?
    They were all originally Spanish language terms
    They grew as a result of railroad development
    They grew as a result of the oil industry
    They are all located in northern Texas
  • Why is 1861 important in Texas and U.S. History?
    It was the end of the Texas Republic
    It was the start of the Civil War
    Texas was annexed by the United States
    It was the year Texas became a republic
    • Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.