MP3 9wk 7th review

Pre Civil War Era, only one-fourth of the families in Texas owned slaves. What was the main, underlying reason most 19th century Texans opposed slavery?

• They believed aboloshing slavery went against State's Right's.

• They believed slavery was necessary for the development of a military

• They believed slavery was important for economic growth of Texas

• They believed they might own slaves soon

Where do School districts and cities get funding to pay for services they provide to the public?

• Estate taxes

• Property taxes

• Income taxes

How did lives of Native Americans change after the Civil War?

• Native Americans became farmers because of no Buffalo's

• Many moved west to find Buffalo

• They were forced to move onto reservations

• They experienced drought and famine

What did Texas go through after the Civil War?

• Texas faced military rule, and former confederate officers were sent to washington, DC to stand trial

• Texas was put under Radical Republican rule, and former Confederate officers were sent to Washington, DC to stand trial.

• Texas was put under Radical Republican rule, and former Confederate officers were not allowed to be politically active.

• Texas was put under military rule, and former Confederate officers were not allowed to be politically active.

Cattle Industry in Texas grew as a result of what?

• Tired farmers

• Indian Wars

• Increase in demand for beef

• the decline of Bison

Limited resources such as water in the 19th century led Texans to do what?

• drain the wetlands.

• settle mostly along the coast

• drill for water rather than oil.

• build dams and irrigation systems.

In 1917, the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire sent a coded telegram to the German ambassador to Mexico. The telegram instructed the ambassador to persuade Mexico to join World War I on the side of Germany and the Central Powers. British intelligence intercepted and decoded the message and gave the information to the United States. Which of the following did this lead to?

• An increase in the number of US troops stationed on the US-Mexico border

• Defections of German Americans, who crossed the border into Mexico

• The internment of German Americans living in the US

• US Army recruitment drives targeting German Americans in Texas

How did the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 affect settlement patterns in Texas?

• Population growth slowed along the coast and picked up farther inland

• Galveston residents rebuilt their homes in nearly the same places as before

• People flooded into Galveston to help rebuild the city

• Galveston residents moved closer to the strong seawall

People in the 19th century who are in favor of reform (change for the better) are known as what?

• Progressives

• Pessimists

• Bad people

• Evangelicals

What is a boom and bust cycle?

• economic expansion followed by a decline in economy

• Something explodes and busts

• economic growth that never ends