2021 Spring Semester Exam Review Texas History

Belief that the US was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The current mayor of Houston is -

What happened on April 9, 1865?

Founded Houston in August of 1836 on the Buffalo Bayou

The constitution that we follow today is the -

President of the Confederate States of America was -

U.S. president born in Denison, Texas and served as commander of the Allied Forces in WW II

Cattle were branded to -

One of the largest oil-producing areas in the United States is the -

A person who works to end slavery is called a/an

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

________________is the Texas Attorney General

On December 29, 1845 -

All are results of the Civil War, EXCEPT -

When did Texas gain independence from Mexico?

The _________________was an agency created to help freed slaves after Civil War.

A period of rebuilding in the south after the Civil War was called -

Which amendment granted citizenship for African Americans?

Most Anglo-Americans immigrated to Texas from the -

The second largest city in Texas is

The general in charge of the Union troops during the Civil War

One reasons that the U.S. refused to annex Texas was -

The SBISD superintendent is

This ____________ Party was very strong in early Texas.

The land north of Texas; present day Oklahoma

Who was the last president of the Republic of Texas known as the Architect of Annexation?

Who was the governor of Tx that proposed the anti-trust laws & established Railroad Commission?

The worst natural disaster that killed between 6000 to 8000 people in 1900 was -

A major oil discovery on January 10, 1901 near Beaumont was -

What militia, originally formed by Stephen F. Austin, was created to protect frontier settlers?

An example of segregation in the 1900's would be to separate children in schools

She was the first woman governor of Texas

The National Archives in Washington D.C. houses ____________ documents of the United States.

First president of the Republic; U.S. senator; governor of Texas in 1861; opposed secession

In the late 1870's, the defeat of the Native Americans in Frontier Wars resulted in -

Battle that signaled that Texas had won its independence from Mexico

Which amendment marked the abolishment of slavery?

War of Confederate vs. Union states in 1861-1865 over states' rights, slavery, and tariffs was

Two reasons why U.S. won the Mexican War

General in charge of the Confederate troops during the Civil War was -

A petit jury -

The last battle of the Civil War took place in Texas near -

The ______________caused an increase in demand for farm laborers in 1850's.

The largest group of immigrants in Texas in the 1840's and 1850's were the -

These laws limited the rights of African Americans passed in the South after Civil War

He was called the Father of Education; Vice President under Sam Houston; against annexation

Which amendment said citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race?

The largest cattle ranch in Texas in the 1880's; payment for construction of the state capitol

POTUS who was assasinated in Dallas in 1963