Texas History Exam

What was the primary cash crop of Texas?

After Texas was admitted into the United States, the next step was to 

Mexican cowhands who used horses and ropes to round up cattle were called:

An addition or change made to a law or constitution is called:

Longhorns thrived in South Texas for all these reasons except:

Scouts were responsible for all the following except:

Who was the president of the Republic of Texas when it became a state?

Freedmen were:

Where was most of the oil and natural gas discovered in Texas between 1900 and 1940?

Why was the Republican Party formed?

Mirabeau Lamar interpreted the Treaties of Velasco to mean that

The largest ranch in the late 1800s was:

Why was tenant farming the only way for some farmers to survive?

What did Texas provide for the war effort?

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established

Between 1880 and 1920, all the following were reform movements except:

The state of Texas operates with 2 chief executives, the governor and the 

Which is not a geographic feature that allowed the growth of the cattle industry?

What problem did the new republic of Tx have with Mexico?

Most Texans supported slavery because:

Which Native groups posed the greatest threat to Texas settlers in the 1860s?

African American troops that protected the frontier forts:

Texas was finally re-admitted to the union when

Texas's first attempt at annexation was blocked because

What did Texans do in their freetime?

Who discovered the largest oil field in the world around 1930?

What was the main reason ranchers began to raise cattle for products other than beef?

Which of the following was not part of the Compromise of 1850?

Producing all goods needed by farm families, with a little extra for sale:

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 was passed in response to

Where did most of the fighting in Texas center?

U.S. declared war on Mexico in 1846 because:

Why did the United States declare war on Mexico in 1846?

Which of these states were among the five to secede immediately after South Carolina?

What Texas city was hit by a hurricane in 1900?

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote?

What increased because of a farmer's demands for store-bought products?

Which of these created a high demand for oil?

Which of the following didn't result from cattle drives to Missouri?

Political Reconstruction required the people of the South to:

In which culture did the Texas cattle industry have its orgins?

What was a symbol of civilization on barren plains of West Texas?

Which industries benefited from railroads?

Settlers became easy targets for Native Americans after the Civil War because

What measure was taken in 1883 to raise revenue for public education?

Invention of the steel plow was important because it:

What's the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

What became the main cotton-growing region in Texas?

Union supporters were located mainly in which area?

Mexico refused to accept the Treaties of Velasco because:

Besides meatpacking, Fort Worth became a center for:

People who accepted cattle, horses, and property Natives took during raids were called:

Which is true of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

What happened in 1863 after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

For what is Lamar's presidency best known?

One reason the railroad industry needed to be reformed was:

What was President Taylor's position on admitting California as a free state?

The KKK was organized in order to

What did Governor Hogg establish to oversee all railroad operations?

The prohibition movement led to a ban on the sale of:

How did the Texas government attract settlers to the new nation?

The first great cattle trail:

In the late 1800s, where could farmers buy cheap land?

What invention opened new markets to the cattle industry?

Where was the first oil boom in Texas?

What is a poisonous by-product of chemical production?

Why was the Texas Federation of Labor formed?

Trading one good for another good or service is:

Which agency has the power to regulate the oil industry?

What was the name of the agreement in which Mexico agreed to surrender all land west of Texas?

What happened to the red back during Lamar's term as president?

When President Grant's peace policies for the Natives failed, the U.S. government decided:

What town was Texas' primary meatpacking center?

What were wedges of separation?

What happened during the convention held in Austin on January 28, 1861?

What did Governor Elisha Pease NOT promote during his term?

What finally forced the Natives onto the reservations?

A major contribution of the Freedmen's Bureau was

What was first done with natural gas that was discovered in the oil fields?

Mirabeau Lamar & Sam Houston differed in their approach to $, the location of the capital and