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Texas History Second Semester Exam Review
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1
In what area did the League of United Latin American Citizens first work for reforms?
Employment
Civil Rights
Housing
Education
2
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
Establish Northern control over the South
Integrate African Americans fully into Southern society
Ensure the South paid off all its war debts
Restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
3
Texan admiral who led the U.S. Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Tom Connally
Silvestre Herrera
Oveta Culp Hobby
4
What physical factor contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930's?
Abandoned farms
Several mild winters
Unusually hot, dry weather
A series of Tornadoes
5
Plantation owners in the republic who grew cash crops typically relied on what?
Affordable labor from migrant farmworkers
The increase in subsistence farming
The construction of railroads to transport products
The unpaid labor of enslaved workers
6
Starting in the 19870's which of these events led farmers to start working on reforms?
Railroads had limited room to transport all farm crops
Depressions & high shipping rates increased farmers debt
Federal gov't refused to guarantee water rights to farmers
Less land and farm equipment became available to farmers
7
Used violence and terror to prevent African Americans from voting
LULAC
NAACP
Ku Klux Klan
Wu Tang Clan
8
What was Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross's greatest contribution?
He was a Civil War hero who worked to end the fighting.
He transformed Texas A&M University.
While governor, the state legislature reduced expenses
As governor, he increased the number of Texas Rangers
9
Led to U.S. leaders deciding the peace policy had failed with Native Americans of the plains
Adobe Walls Raid
Warren Wagon Train Raid
Battle against Victorio
Ranald Mackenzie's campaign in the Panhandle
10
At the time of the Republic, what was agriculture based on?
Small family farms
Large plantations with slave labor
Large crops of sugarcane
Large crops of cotton
11
Where were most cotton plantations located in Texas?
Along the Gulf of Mexico
Brazoria County
Along the lower Colorado, Brazos, and Trinity rivers
Along the Rio Grande
12
Which of the following explains why cotton prices began to decline in Texas in the late 1800's
Invention of the cotton gin
Competition from African American farmers
Competition from Egyptian and India farmers
The lack of workers after slavery was abolished
13
Why did most sharecroppers not become independent farmers?
They did not work hard enough b/c the land was not theirs.
Chose to continue renting b/c landowners charged low rents
They chose to invest their farming profits in other things
Could not afford to buy land & supplies because of high debt
14
Which of these beliefs describes Manifest Destiny?
US was meant to share N. America w/England & France
US needed to compete for trade w/Asia
US had the right to settle N. America from coast to coast
US should acquire Texas before it became its own nation
15
Which statement is true regarding the supporters of the United States in Texas during Civil War
They took the law into their own hands
The were unpopular because they supported the Confederacy
Killed Confederates because they disagreed with Unionists
They were in danger of being attacked and killed w/o a trial
16
What did Lamar do to end the threats posed by Native Americans and Mexico?
Asked Houston to defend Texas
Ran for president and opposed Sam Houston's policies
Gained recognition of Texas from France/ Britain/Netherlands
Expanded the Texas Rangers/rebuilt Texas Navy
17
What led to the failure of a large number of banks in 1929?
Rising oil prices
Rising crop prices
Declining levels of business activity
Stable stock prices
18
Why was the Roosevelt ticket especially strong in Texas in 1932 presidential election?
John Nance Garner ran for Vice President (popular Texan)
Roosevelt promised to allow unregulated oil drilling in TX
Roosevelt had been a popular Texas Governor
Roosevelt owned large Texas Cotton farms
19
What was prohibition?
A law banning the sale of alcohol
A law banning voting by women
A law banning gambling
A law banning the equal treatment of the races
20
What can you conclude about the role of American women in WWII?
Women held important roles in the military & worked hard
Women were largely disinterested in the war
Women's roles in the military were limited to cooking...etc.
Although women wanted to help they were not allowed
21
What similar problem did cotton farmers and oil producers share in Texas?
Large farms were impacted more by reduced production.
Texas supported the Louisiana law banning cotton and oil.
Both dad to weight their products carefully for right price
Both had to decrease production to make prices rise
22
Which of the following was the chief position of the Know-Nothing Party?
Promoting moral reforms such as abolition
Limiting immigration
Supporting business interests
Fighting for women's rights
23
What major policy of Sam Houston did Mirabeau Lamar oppose?
The need to increase public debt
Removal of the Native Americans from Texas
Annexation of Texas by the USA
Recognition of Texas as a nation by Mexico
24
Why did coal mining towns lose population in the early 1900's?
Coal mining towns could not support large populations.
Transportation could not keep up with the demand for coal.
Salt and iron mining replaced the coal industry.
Demand for coal fell after oil was discovered.
25
How did railroad monopolies hurt farmers?
Built rail lines across farm land
Sold farm properties as land grants
Gave high interest loans to farmers
Charged whatever rates they wanted for shipping crops
26
Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?
Wanted Southern manufacturers to have protection vs. imports
High tariffs meant it would cost more for imported products
Wanted Northern factories to have protection vs. imports
Southerners opposed all forms of taxation w/o representation
27
What did Franklin Roosevelt say was needed to solve the Great Depression?
State and local governments
Reliance on the business community to rebuild the economy
Federal government and support of the people
Actions of the American people and private charities
28
In what scandal was Texas governor "Ma" Ferguson involved?
Used federal relief funds to pay supporters w/money & jobs
Vetoed important programs, such as the Texas Rangers
Promised a $30 a month pension to every retired Texan
Vetoed $20 million in "bread bonds" meant for hungry people
29
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
Established the election of U.S. senators by poplar vote
Guaranteed African American the right to vote
Permitted congress to levy an income tax
30
In the 1850's, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?
Spread of slavery into new territories
Continuation of tariffs to protect northern industry
Annexation of Texas into the United States
Abolition of slavery
31
What practice to reclaim farmland in the Dust Bowl area was encouraged by New Deal programs
Halting the practice of plowing fields completely
Bringing electricity to farming areas
Having farmers rotate crops
Having farmers plant crops only in years w/normal weather
32
Northerners who moved to the South
Ku Klux Klan
Teletubbies
Carpetbaggers
Freedmen's Bureau
33
What action did the Texas Congress take to support Lamar's goal of improving education?
Opened Baylor University
Set aside public land for public schools and 2 universities
Opened Texas A&M and University of Texas
Approved borrowing money from USA to pay for public schools
34
Texas senator who introduced a resolution in Congress declaring war on Japan
Tom Connally
Audie Murphy
Chester Nimitz
Silvestre Stallone
35
Which of the following is an example of a black code?
A law prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries
Law giving African Americans the right to hold public office
Secret symbol to signify stops on the Underground Railroad
15th Amendment to the United States Constitution
36
Where did most Native Americans from Texas live by the late 1800's?
France
Reservations in Texas
Canadia
Reservations outside of Texas
37
Why did the U.S. government support the slaughter of the buffalo?
To bring the Native Americans of the plains under control
Provided supplies to states in the East
It was seen as a convenient way to supply settlers w/food
Necessary to make land available for settlement
38
Which country was not one of the Allies in WWII?
Japan
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
39
Which of these was a major reason for the large #of European immigrants in Texas (mid-1800's)?
Plentiful jobs after the U.S. Mexican War
Freedom of the press and religion
Availability of free or inexpensive land.
Seeking adventure of frontier life
40
Why did the Zimmerman telegram propose a German alliance with Mexico?
In case the United States failed to remain neutral
In case the United States sided with Japan
In case England decided to make peace
In case Germany started submarine warfare
41
What was the one reason behind the creation of the alphabet agencies in the 1930's?
To fix state and federal election laws
To lower the amount of Social Security payments
To employ the people during the Great Depression
To celebrate the centennial of Texas
42
What was the result of the Archive War?
Jack Coffee Hays defeated the Mexican Army
Government's archives and capital remained in Austin
Texas Rangers moved the gov't archives from Houston.
Mexican army withdrew to Mexico.
43
What was one difference between the policies of Lamar and Houston?
Houston increased spending by Texas gov't. Lamar did not.
Houston wanted to increase the power of the Texas Navy.
Houston wanted peaceful relations w/ Native Americans/Mexico
Houston abandoned Lamar's policy of pursuing annexation (US)
44
Why did Quanah Parker's and Lone Wolf's followers refuse to move onto reservations?
Disagreed with their leaders
Leaders had not signed the treaty
Were from different bands than their leaders
Believed in the treaty
45
"Assure them that no harm is intended towards them". Who is Houston talking about?
Native Americans living in Texas
Native Americans living in the Yucatan province
Mexicans living in Santa Fe and the upper Rio Grande Valley
Mexicans living in territory claimed by both Texas & Mexico
46
Focusing on what would benefit your region rather than the nation is called?
regional ethnocentricity
fundamentalism
Nationalism
Sectionalism
47
What did Lamar focus upon in his campaign for president?
France's recognition of Texas as a nation
U.S. plans to annex Texas
His opposition to the Texas Rangers
Failure of Houston's peace policy
48
What reason did President Polk give Congress to declare war against Mexico in 1846?
Mexico wanted more money for giving up Texas land
Mexico had invaded U.S. territory south of the Rio Grande
Mexico had shed American blood on American soil
Mexico was late paying reparations from the Texas Revolution
49
The era following the Civil War during which Southern states were restored to the Union
Great Depression
Reconstruction
Roaring 20's
Congressional Reconstruction
50
Why was Mexico concerned about Texas joining the United States?
Mexico and Texas claimed some of the same land
It would have to give up territory east of Pacific ocean
It wanted closer relations with Texas
It wanted to expand its territory north of Texas
51
How did Franklin Roosevelt's approach to the Great Depression differ from that of Hoover's?
It called for a greater role for the federal government?
It relied on business to solve the crisis.
It stressed ending the Dust Bowl to fix the economy.
It relied on charitable organizations to provide relief.
52
Which of the following was a major reason for the decline of the open range in Texas (1800's)?
Expansion of sheep ranching
Invention of barbed wire
Invention of refridgeration
Fighting between cattle and sheep ranchers
53
What was the most important agricultural crop in Texas between the end of Civil War and 1900?
Sorghum
Cotton
Corn
Wheat
54
What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?
Slavery could be saved if Confederacy surrendered now.
All enslaved persons in the United States were now free
All enslaved persons in the Confederate states were free
Any enslaved persons who joined the Union army were free
55
Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy were among the first Texas ranchers to take which action?
Open meatpacking factories in south
Use the Shawnee Trail
Fence their land
Hire African American workers
56
Why did many Texans oppose the building of the permanent capital of Austin?
Believed Waller was too inexperienced to plan a new capital
Thought capital should be named for William B. Travis
Too close to the frontier/subject to attacks
Thought it was too costly to build a new capital
57
Which of these statements reflects part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Americans south of Nueces could become Mexican citizens
Mexico made 15 million payment/ cover claims of US citizens
Mexican Cession was split between US/Mexico
Boundary between the US and Mexico was settled.
58
Most highly decorated American in WWII
Audie Dowdy
Audie Murphy
Audie Nimitz
Audie Herrera
59
Under Congressional Reconstruction, what were Southern states required to do to rejoin the USA?
Pass the Emancipation Proclamation
Pass the 13th Amendment
Pass the salt n pepper
Adopt the Black Codes
60
Feature of the cattle trails made them vital to the transportation of cattle to eastern markets
Crossing rivers
nearness to forts
connections to railroads
eastward direction
61
The United States entered WWII when which country bombed Pearl Harbor?
France w/Teletubbies leading the charge. Evil suckers!!!
Canadia with Austin F. Stephenson & Columbus in 1492
Japan
Soviet Union
62
What made it easier for settlers to reach West Texas by the late 1890's?
Commercial airlines
The expansion of the railroad lines
The defeat of the outlaws in the Rio Grande Valley
A new peace agreement with Mexico
63
What is the era from 1861 to 1874 in Texas known as?
Civil War and Republican era
Civil War and Reconstruction era
Presidential Reconstruction era
Carpetbagger era
64
What were the results of the Mier Expedition?
Mexican troops defeated the Texans and executed 17.
Houston met with Native American leaders and made peace.
General Somervell found no sign of Mexican army & went home
Texas militia stopped fighting between feuding forces/E. TX
65
How did the goals of Lamar differ from the goals of Sam Houston?
Lamar wanted to gain recognition of Texas' independence
Lamar wanted to reduce the public debt
Lamar wanted to end attacks by Native Americans
Lamar wanted to remain independent of the USA
66
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? From Excerpt.
Declare enslaved persons in the Confederate states were free
Declare that freeing enslaved persons could not be enforced
Declare that all major goals of the war were accomplished
Declare that men between 18 and 35 had to serve in the army
67
Woman who organized a corps of 200,000 women to serve in noncombat roles in the military?
Lila Cockrell
Audie Murphy
Susanna Dickinson
Oveta Culp Hobby
68
Who gave the name "buffalo soldiers" to the African American soldiers serving in the West?
Congress
William Tecumseh Sherman
Native Americans
Their former Civil War leaders
69
What was one outcome of the U.S./Mexican War?
USA gained control of the Oregon Territory
Texas and the new territories had to give up slavery.
Mexicans living in the new territories moved to Mexico.
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas
70
Why did the oil boom lead to an expansion of the lumber industry in Texas?
Lumber workers were needed to replant forests
Lumber was needed to build pipelines
Forests needed to be cleared to make room for oil fields
Lumber was needed to build oil derricks
71
One of 5 Mexican Americans from Texas to receive the Medal of Honor during WWII?
Silvestre "Billy Joe" Johanson
Silvestre Connally
Silvestre Samsonite
Silvestre Herrera
72
What Native American leader agreed with the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek and wanted peace?
Quanah Parker
Lawrie Tatum
Lone Wolr
Kicking Bird
73
How did Texan civilians support the American war effort?
By supporting German Texans
By buying war bonds to help fund the war
By starting the Red Cross
Ignoring local segregation laws that hurt African Americans
74
Set up by Congress to provide critical services to formerly enslaved people
Freedmen's Bureau
Congressional Reconstruction
Ku Klux Klan
Carpetbaggers
75
What is an example of a New Deal program still operating today?
The Social Security System
Civilian Conservation Corp
National Youth Administration
Works Progress Administration
76
Divided the South into 5 military districts
Congressional Reconstruction
Reconstruction
Teletubbies. Evil little suckers
Ku Klux Klan
77
Which of the following were a result of the Progressive movement to end corruption?
Jim Crow Laws and the Colored Farmer's Alliance
Women's Christian Temperance Union/Equal Rights Association
The Constitution of 1876 and the Populist Party
Anti-Trust Act of 1889, The ICC, and TX Railroad Commission
78
Which of the following was a claim made in the Texas Ordinance of Secession?
Sam Houston needed to resign as governor
Texas requested permission to free itself from the USA
Texas had interfered with the interests of the United States
United States had abused its power
79
Which of the following events displayed Lamar's policy toward Native Americans in Texas?
Treaty negotiations w/Comanche at Council House/San Antonio
Treaty negotiations between Texas and the Wichita
Santa Fe Expedition/Creation of Texas Navy
Battle of Neches vs. Cherokee/Texas Rangers vs. Comanche
80
Which Texas holiday celebrates the end of slavery?
Juneteenth
Memorial Day
San Jacinto Day
Good Friday
