Texas History Unit 12

How has Technological innovations helped Texas economy?

• More ports have opened.

• the economy has become integrated into the global economy.

• caused an increase in income taxes in Texas.

• Texas businesses are trying to become energy independent.

Which pair matches the Texan with their contribution?

• Benji Brooks - Pediatric surgery

• Walter Cunningham - computers

• Benji Brooks - shuttle astronaut

• Michael Dell - Apollo Astronaut

What was one impact of Hurricane Rita on Texas?

• Recreation and tourism in Texas parks decreased.

• Texans received money to rebuild beaches.

• Texas and Louisiana worked together to make plans to prepare for future storms.

• The forestry and lumber industries declined,

Which pair matches the Texan with their contribution?

• Horton Foote - wrote the screenplay for Tender Mercies

• J. Frank Dobie - artist in Mexican art

• Amado Pena, Jr. - musician who played Sax.

• Roy Bedicheck - doctor who invented the artificial heart.

Many cities in Texas get their cultural legacy from...

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

People immigrating to Texas in recently have changed Texas by...

• overcrowding colleges.

• creating new political parties.

• expanding tourism.

• adding cultural diversity.

The downsizing of the Texas oil industry during the 1980s and 1990s caused...

• fewer immigrants.

• higher taxes on oil.

• job cuts in related businesses.

• more environmental regulations.

Why is it hard for schools in small towns to find funds to expand?

• funding comes from sales taxes.

• funding comes from major industries.

• funding comes from long term investments

• funding comes from property taxes

Due to the increase uses of alternative sources of energy ...

• oil prices are going down.

• many Texans have increased the amount of electricity their home requires.

• hydro-electricity is causing a decrease in fish populations.

• more people are using sun and wind energy.

More people are moving to Texas from Arab countries because...

• we have no state income tax.

• oil prices are going up.

• there is a large immigration quota form Arabic nations.

• there is conflict in some Arab countries.