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Duplicate of Duplicate of Spring Semester Exam Review Texas History
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Texas history final exam review questions.
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1
Who was the last president of the Republic of Texas known as the Architect of Annexation?
Sam Houston
George Childress
Anson Jones
Mirabeau Lamar
2
A major oil discovery in 1901 near Beaumont, by 1930 Texas led the world in oil production?
Corsicana Oil Field
Old Roy Oil derrick
Spindletop Oil Discovery
Oil gusher
3
Which amendment said Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
4
Which amendment granted Citizenship for African Americans?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
19th Amendment
5
War of Confederate vs Union states in 1861-1865 over: states' rights, slavery, and tariffs.
US-Mexican War
War of the Worlds
Civil War
French and Indian War
6
Which amendment marked the Abolition of slavery?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
7
Founded Houston in August of 1836 on the Buffalo Bayou
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
John Allen
Anson Jones
8
Nickname for African-American soldiers who fought in the wars against Natives during the 1870s.
Texas Ranger
Buffalo soldier
Confederate soldier
Unionist
9
called the Father of Education; vice president under Sam Houston; against annexation
Ulysses S. Grant
Mirabeau Lamar
Abraham Lincoln
Anson Jones
10
All are results of the Civil War, EXCEPT -
the union was dissolved
more than 600,000 people died
slavery ended
south was ruined in many areas
11
Natural disaster that killed more than 8,000 people in 1900.
Hurricane Katrina
Galveston Hurricane
Twister in Lubbock
Corpus Christi Hurricane
12
Battle that signaled that Texas had won its independence from Mexico
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Palmito Ranch
13
The last battle of the Civil War took place in Texas near -
Galveston
Dallas
the Red River
Brownsville
14
A period of rebuilding in the south after the Civil War was called -
Dust Bowl
Reconstruction
Industrial Revolution
Renovation
15
These laws limited the rights of African Americans passed in the South after Civil War
black codes
MLK laws
Blue laws
Freedman's Laws
16
This amendment (change) granted citizenship to freed slaves
Fifteenth
Fourteenth
Nineteenth
Thirteenth
17
She was the first woman governor of Texas
Sarah Parker
Ann Richards
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Beyonce
18
A person who works to end slavery is called a/an
abolitionist
protester
progressive
trustee
19
A combination of social movements in the 1920s like woman's suffrage, child labor, education.
Progressivism
Great Depression
Urbanization
Entrepreneurship
20
One of the largest oil-producing areas in the United States is the -
Permian Basin
Palo Duro Canyon
Galveston Bay
Rio Grande Valley
21
A petit jury:
decides verdict
decides if there is enough evidence in a trial
hears district court trials
is a small jury
22
What US President convinced Congress to declare War with Mexico?
James K Polk
John Q. Adams
Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump
23
President of the Confederate States of America was -
Jefferson Davis
Francis R Lubbock
Edmund J Davis
Ulysses S Grant
24
What majority ethnic group were immigrating to Texas in 1800s?
English
Irish
Polish
German
25
Who was the 2nd President of Republic of Texas and father of Public Education?
Anson Jones
George Childress
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
26
First president of the Republic; U.S. senator; governor of Texas in 1861; opposed secession
Anson Jones
Jefferson Davis
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
27
U.S. president born in Denison, Texas; served as commander of the Allied Forces in Europe WW II
Lyndon B. Johnson
Chester Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
28
land north of Texas; present day Oklahoma
Palo Duro Canyon
Anglo-American settlement
Indian territory
Big Bend National Park
29
Belief that the US was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Frontier Jumping
Imperialism
Manifest Destiny
Emancipation Proclamation
30
Who was the governor of Tx that proposed the anti-trust laws & established Railroad Commission?
James Hogg
David Arencibia
Edward Stevenson
Francis R Lubbock
31
What militia, originally formed by Stephen F. Austin, was created to protect frontier settlers?
Texas Rangers
Diablos Tejanos
Austin's Guard
Minutemen
32
Most Anglo-Americans immigrated to Texas from the -
west
east
north
south
33
The general in charge of the Union troops during the Civil War
William Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
34
What happened on April 9, 1865?
Civil War begins
Civil War ends
Texas wins independence from Mexico
the slaves were freed
35
What dealt with the new slave/free status of American states that were gained from war w/ Mx?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Gadsden Purchase
Compromise of 1850
Civil War
36
When did Texas become annexed by the United States?
March 7, 1870
December 29, 1845
February 2, 1820
March 2, 1836
37
General in charge of the Confederate troops during the Civil War was -
William Sherman
Sam Houston
Robert E. Lee
Albert Sidney Johnston
38
Which amendment Gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
39
The largest cattle ranch in Texas in the 1880's; payment for construction of the state capitol
XIT Ranch
King Ranch
Longhorn Ranch
Mo's Ranch
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Two reasons why U.S. won the Mexican War were -
supplies and equipment/military leaders
money/land
Native American allies/ports
