7th Grade Texas History Spring Final

Leader of the Texas group of the Sante Fe Expedition in 1841

President of the Convention of 1845

The right to vote

First Governor of the State of Texas

commander of US forces in Texas when the US-Mexican war started

Technique to help crops in the drier area produce more and keep moisture in the soil

marched to New Mexico Territory and claimed it for the Confederate States of America

Farming followed the railroads to the frontier because

Newspaper journalist who wrote in favor of Texas annexation, mainly in the northern states

The Cattle Kingdom began to disappear after

Region of the United States which had the country's best cash crop

One of the richest oil field location in the United States

African-American leader in Texas who formed the Union League to help elect African-Americans to the legislature

Herding cattle to market on long trails

Organization created by the US Congress to give legal aid to former slaves

Non-renewable resources that include oil, coal, and natural gas

a major troop movement when planning war

Beef fat used for making soap and candles

The First cowboys in Texas were

Idea of wanting to end slavery in the United States

1903, he was drilling for water..Hit oil.. He was mad at first, then realized how lucky he was

Ranch in Palo Duro in the Panhandle started by Charles Goodnight

Texas troops took old steamboats and covered them for protection against Union navy

Organizations created to help support workers that were mistreated

Large scale farming of crops to sell for profit

Group of 1,000 soldiers

Cowboy culture was popularized in America by

Outlaws who wanted to steal cattle on the cattle drives

Governor of Texas who eliminated all state debt

Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway Co had a railline to Laredo which created this

the belief that the United States was meant to spread across North America

This trail took a different route, going through New Mexico

The most important industries in Texas were those that....

popular governor in 1853, leader in education and eliminating debt in the state of Texas

US President who strongly favored annexation of the Republic of Texas

South Texas ranch that was eventually run by the wife, Henrietta

So, are you ready for the test?

Explorers who worked on their own when searching for new oil fields

Invented Barb Wire, Devil's wire to many

Northerners who moved to the South during Republican Reconstruction

First method invented to comunicate over long distances

Violent labor unrest that turned many Texans against labor unions

In the Spring, cowboys go out to the open range and gather all the cattle in the area to sort and take off to market

Laws passed by Democrats in the South to deny African-Americans their civil rights

only native Texan in the Convention of 1845 for Texas statehood

Owning the businesses involved in each step of the manufacturing process

Federal Native American agent who disagreed with US government regarding Native American Reservations

agreement under which Texas gave up land claims in New Mexico and finalized the borders of the state

brick-factory owner, thought he could find oil near Beaumont

Person who was from the South that supported Republican Reconstruction

Large corporation ranch in the Panhandle region that started when they helped rebuild the Texas Capitol

Oil well that struck oil in 1923 that started the Permanant University Fund

Spanish word “remount” meaning fresh horses

Funds that were given to a company in paper form, like money

Free African-American who owned a large ranch near Houston, had to ask permission to stay in the Republic of Texas

5 million unclaimed cattle roaming free in Texas after the Civil War

legislature meets every 2 years

territory in northern Mexico that was ceded to the US after the US-Mexican War

Person who became President of the United States after Lincoln was assissanted, was the first President to be impeached

Law that was unpopular forcing people into military service and others got exemptions

Immigrant in Texas who spoke out against slavery, abolitionist

Confederate general who attmepted to seize control of the Southwest in 1861, failed in his attempt

Commander of the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Sabine Pass, along with the Davis Guards

Formally withdraw, what 7 Southern states did after Lincoln became President

Owning many businesses in a particular field

First of its kind in Texas

Belief that state law was greater than federal law, reason Southern States left the Union

Innovation that brought water up from underground to help with irrigation and expanded farming and ranching

Texas Ranger who fought in the US-Mexican War

political candidate who defeated Sam Houston for governor, the only election he ever lost

Person on the cattle drive who was responsible to take care of all the horses

This trail was created due to many cities created along a previous trail

Time when businesses are doing great and demand out paces supply

Group that pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 as well as tougher rules to rejoin the Union

Texan who developed condensed milk that could be stored for a long time

US President who asked Congress in 1845 for a joint resolution in favor of annexing Texas

Mexican-American fighting for Confederate, turned back Union attack at Laredo

John Deere created this to help farmers in the drier areas to break up the soil

Land purchsed by the United States from Mexico for $10 million, US thought it was part of the original land area

Economic principle that explains why prices rise and fall

Texas farmer who struggled to survive a lenghty drought in 1880's

US general who captured Mexico City to end the US-Mexican War

agreement that ended the US-Mexican War

More than 5 million cattle went on this trail to Abilene, Kansas

Meeting place of 2 raillines and towns are established

First trail to Missouri that ended due to Texas Fever and farmers being upset

Owner of a large farm with many slaves

Law signed by Abraham Lincoln allowing the freeing of slaves in rebelling territories of the United States

Machine that most Texas towns had to make flour from grain

Democratic Governor of Texas who began over 100 years of Democratic control in Texas

Texan who was the 2nd highest ranking officer in the Confederate Army

US diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The number of cattle in Texas grew substantially during the Civil War because

Congressman from Kentucky known as the "Great Compromiser"

President of the United States who was part of the Comprise of 1876, ended Republican Congressional Reconstruction

Mexican General who led an attack on San Antonio in 1842

Head of operation at Goodnight ranch

drilling engineer agreed to help find oil near Beaumont, Texas (expert on salt domes)

Teacher and missionary who was very outspoken against slavery

Rule established in parts of Texas that were Unionist areas and the army was there to keep them quiet