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- Q1From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribesDrilling for oil and developing an export economyWomen and African Americans fighting for civil rightsIndependence from Mexico and democratic government20s
- Q2I helped to start the Texas Railroad Commission. Who Am I?James HoggJay McCallumDan MoodyHoward Hughes, Sr.20s
- Q3Reports of the discovery of oil at Spindletop would have first appeared in what year?191419001901192020s
- Q4Why is 1845 significant in Texas history?Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic.Texas forces won the Battle of the Alamo ending the war with MexicoTexas was annexed by the United States.The Spanish government gave up all rights to Texas.20s
- Q5Why did many Americans not want to annex Texas?It will provoke a war with Mexico.It will increase trade and transportation options.It will make the U.S. larger and more powerful.It will add resources to the United States.20s
- Q6How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Texas?Texas was admitted to the United States union.Many U.S. southerners moved to Texas.New borders were established for Texas.The practice of enslaving people was expanded.20s
- Q7How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.20s
- Q8Which Texas holiday celebrates this announcement by the U.S. Army?Texas Independence DayVeteran's DayJuneteenthThanksgiving Day20s
- Q9Following the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as —cowboysrailroad portersrancherssharecroppers20s
- Q10The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —settle immigrantseducate former slavesintroduce new cropscontrol inflation20s
- Q11Which social movement tried to make Texas government MORE efficient and responsive to the needs of its citizens in the early 1900s?abolitionprohibitioncivil rightsprogressive20s
- Q12Which Texan became a celebrated movie star after serving as a highly decorated soldier in the Second World War?Dwight EisenhowerChester w. NimitzAudie MurphyJohn Nance Garner20s
- Q13Why were many military bases built in Texas during the Second World War?Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.Several military generals were from Texas.Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.20s
- Q14Which industry caused the MOST change in the economic development of East Texas during the early 1900s?cottonoilaerospacecattle20s
- Q15How did New Deal programs change the lives of Texans during the Great Depression?Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities.Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmer on the land.20s