Texas History Review 2nd Semester

Texas History Review

Social Studies 4th Grade

Oktoberfest in Texas

Traditionally, Oktoberfest celebrates Fredericksburg's German heritage with four stages of continuous oompah music, arts, crafts, shopping, a children's area, 50 varieties of American, Texas and imported beers, Texas Wine Country selections, great food and fun all weekend long!

Multiple Choice

Oktoberfest is a festival celebrated in Texas that honors what?

• African American heritage and culture

• Mexican American heritage and culture

• German American heritage and culture

• Native American heritage and culture

Michael DeBakey

Heart surgeon

Texan known for innovations in medicine

1st to implant a mechanical heart pump in a patient.

Multiple Choice

What is the Governor's role?

• They advise and represent their legislature and state agencies and act as the “People's Lawyer” for the citizens.

• the leader for the government

• to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like.

Ann Richards

• Richards was the second female governor of Texas

Multiple Choice

How can citizens let the legislators know their concerns on certain issues?

• Write a letter to be published in the newspaper

• Go to their office

• Call them at home

• Write them a letter or email with your concerns.

Multiple Choice

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

• Dust Bowl
• Salad Bowl
• Great Plains Panic
• Depressing Dust

Multiple Choice

What was the effect of the Dust Bowl?

• New farming techniques were used to prevent erosion
• Many Americans moved to east Texas for proper soil
• The New Deal restricted farmers from buying future stocks

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

• When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

• A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

• When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

• A general term for when objects become dirty.

Barbara Jordan

• 1st African American woman in the South to ever serve in the U. S. Congress

• Known for the cultural awareness she brought to the forefront

Multiple Choice

Citizens can participate in civic affairs by

• Campaigning for candidates

• Writing letters to legislators

• Volunteering on public projects

• All of the above

Bessie Coleman

In 1921 Coleman became the first African American woman to be awarded an international pilot licence, and in 1922 the first to stage a public flight in the United States.

Avenger Airfield in Sweetwater, Texas

• was a World War II training base of the United States Army Air Forces

• The most notable period in the history of the field began on February 21, 1943, with the arrival of the first trainees of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)

• women pilots in civil-service status were trained to fly army planes to relieve men in combat duty

Pattillo Higgins

He earned the nickname the "Prophet of Spindletop" for his endeavors in the oil business in Texas, which accrued a fortune for many. He partnered to form the Gladys City Oil Gas and Manufacturing Company and later, established the Higgins Standard Oil Company.