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Mid-March Review Week
Mid-March Review Week
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Civil war, Reconstruction, Government, Civil Rights
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1
What is Juneteenth?
The day enslaved Texans found out they were free
The end of the Texas Revolution
The last day of the Civil War
Sam Houston's birthday
2
True or False: Sam Houston opposed secession.
True
False
3
Who was known for following quote?
Abraham Lincoln
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ghandi
4
Which branch of our government makes the laws?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Attorney General
5
Oil was found here and it flowed non-stop for 9 days before it could finally be capped!
Spindletop
West Texas
RockyTop
Galveston
6
What event started the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antitam
Battle of the Alamo
Attack on Fort Sumter
7
Who were the "buffalo hunters"?
The Mexicans
All Native Americans
Anglos who killed buffalo and took their hide.
The Northern armies
8
This was set up to help freed Texansfind jobs/training, food, clothing & economic independence.
Freedmen's Bureau
U.S.D.A.
NAACP
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
9
Which was NOT a reason that the ranching industry went "bust"?
Droughts and blizzards occurred in the mid-1880's.
Foreign cattle were being shipped in from Europe
Large profits caused ranchers to overexpand
Overgrazing ruined rangelands
10
What does "bi-cameral" mean in regards to a legislative body?
Having 2 branches or chambers
Taking a 2 week vacation
Making 2 laws in the same day
Having both Republicans and Democrats
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BONUS QUESTION: Which justice of the Supreme Court died last month (February 2016)?
Kennedy
Thomas
Scalia
Ginsburg
12
The Native Americans in West TX did not follow the guidelines of which attempt at peace?
The Treaty of Buffalo Run
The Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
The Treaty of Velasco
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
13
Define the word "suffrage".
The right to bear arms
The right to own land
The way we feel after eating too much.
The right to vote
14
Which one is NOT a branch of our government?
Criminal
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
15
Who was the prominent (famed) photographer of the Civil War?
Matthew Brady
Ansel Adams
Olympia Dukakis
George Foreman
16
The most important reason why farms, ranches and towns finally expanded into West Texas was...
The land was finally aquired from Mexico
West Texas has rich soil and a lot of rain.
The Native Americans had finally been moved to reservations
Settlers moved there from the big cities in East Texas
17
T/F: The Jim Crow Laws gave African-Americans all the same rights as the white man?
False
True
18
What did the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution do?
Outlawed guns and free speech
Abolished slavery
Gave former slaves the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
19
Who became president after President Lincoln's assassination?
William McKinley
Sam Houston
Andrew Johnson
Henry Clay
20
Why did the South need AND want slavery?
They needed help planting and picking cotton.
They had small farms & preferred not to work themselves.
They were just mean.
The North required them to own slaves.
21
How did Texans initially get cattle to the railroads so they could send them to slaughter?
On cattle trails/drives
They pulled them in a trailer.
They rode them.
They just sold them locally - no travel needed.
22
Post Civil War, the "rebuilding" of our country and bringing states back into the Union was..
Redesigning
the Great Depression
Revamping
Reconstruction
23
What was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about?
The horrors of slavery
How well the slaves were treated
A little house in the woods
How the North was messing up the lives of the South.
24
What does "popular sovereignty" mean?
People are the rulers.
Kings are the best rulers.
The President has final say.
The popular vote determines who wins the presidency.
25
What is a synonym for "ratify"?
Approve
Stop
Change
Deny
26
Which term refers to redrawinglegislative & congressional districts as the population changes.
Redesigning
Redistricting
Gerrymandering
Repopulating
27
With the new TX constitution in 1866, what right did the former slaves NOT receive?
The right to vote.
The right to get paid.
The right to own land.
The right to get married.
28
What is a tariff?
A type of cotton
A tax
A government leader
A political opinion
29
Why did the North want high taxes on imported goods?
They wanted to punish the South.
They were rich and could afford it.
They wanted Americans to buy American-made products.
They didn't want slaves to be able to afford imported goods
30
Post-Civil War, which crop was KING in Texas?
Rice
Corn
Wheat
Cotton
31
Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln was elected president?
Texas
South Carolina
Ohio
North Carolina
32
Which battle of the Civil War was NOT fought in Texas?
Gettysburg
Galveston
Palmeto Ranch
Sabine Pass
33
T/F - If you were a African-American sharecropper, you got rich FAST!
True
False
34
These are set up to make sure that one branch of government does not have too muchpower.
Checks and Balances
Amendments to the Constitution
Line-item vetoes
Social activities
35
What is one of the causes of the Civil War?
High tariffs on imported goods
The North wanted to start growing cotton.
Slavery vs. Equality
Everyone loves a good battle.
36
Which advancement in the late 1800's allowed farmers and ranchers to move their goods faster?
More extensive railways
The invention of the automobile
Cattle river parades
Airplanes
37
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
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T/F: The 15th Amendment provided citizenship to all Americans regardless of race.
False
True
