SS Unit 8
Quiz by Cecilia A Perez
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- Q1
What effect did immigrants have on Texas in the 1800s?
They helped the economy grow with farming, ranching, and businesses.
They helped settle only West Texas.
Everyone celebrated the same holidays.
They helped keep Texas small.
60s - Q2
In the mid-1800s, what part of the state did a large number of immigrants move to?
North
South
West
Central
60s - Q3
What is the best way to characterize the population of Texas in the 1800s?
largely urban
largely suburban
largely barren of people
largely rural
60s - Q4
Due to inexpensive land, many immigrant groups made a living as...
soldiers and nurses
bankers and business owners
acrobats and circus performers
farmers and ranchers
60s - Q5
During the late 1800s, which industry made many people move to West Texas?
oil
lumber
farming
fishing
60s - Q6
What happened to towns as the number of Texans grew?
All through Texas new towns formed and old towns grew.
All through Texas old towns became very small.
The towns stayed the same.
The towns in west Texas were the only ones that grew.
60s - Q7
When Texas seceded, which side did it belong to?
It never seceded. This is a trick question.
Confederate states
The entire state of Texas was still part of Mexico.
Union states
60s - Q8
During the Civil War, northern troops blocked the port of Galveston. How did this affect people in Texas?
They could not sell their cotton products.
They could not sell their oil products.
They could not go on beach vacations.
They could not go on large boats.
60s - Q9
Which statement BEST describes an effect of the Civil War on the Texas economy?
Oil companies moved out of the state.
Sharecropping and tenement farming increased.
Cotton production stopped.
Factory workers took jobs on farms.
60s - Q10
During the Reconstruction, which of the following did the Texas government have to do before re-entering the Union?
elect Sam Houston as governor
write a new constitution and create a new state government
divide into two separate states
elect Andrew Johnson as president
60s - Q11
Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?
Freedman's Day
Juneteenth
Emancipation Day
Fourth of July
60s - Q12
The Texas cattle industry increased profits (money made) because everyone wanted meat. This is an example of...
supply and demand
boom and bust
checks and balances
boom and bust
60s - Q13
Texans in the 1800s could become cattle ranchers because the economic system of Texas allows for
businesses to use state railroads to deliver goods to market
producers to get a reward for meeting government quotas for production
consumers to require businesses to produce needed products
individuals to have the free choice of creating their own businesses
60s - Q14
After the Civil War, some laws were passed to limit the activities of newly freed African Americans. These laws were...
Reconstruction
Black Codes
Community Curfews
Freedman’s Bureau
60s - Q15
One political impact of the Civil War on Texas was
falling prices for cattle
more wheat and corn grown for market
declining numbers of immigrant families
creation of a new state constitution
60s