Texas Studies- ACP #2

How did the end of the Buffalo affect American Indian?

• Their main food source was gone

• They could no longer make money selling buffalo hides

• They were forced onto reservations

• Both A & C

Using the graphic organizer below, what fits best in the missing bubble?

• Reconstruction

• Reform Movement

• Civil War

• Civil Rights Movement

The Freedmen's Bureau was established in Texas during Reconstruction in order to...

• Settle new immigrants

• Educate former slaves

• Plant new crops

• Captured escaped slaves

What was the social impact of the Dust Bowl of 1925?

• Oil business boomed as the Dust Bowl opened more land for drilling

• Families Moved to urban cities in order to find a living

• Farmers lost their crops and were forced to sell their land

• U.S. government passed new laws regulating farm land

-First Hispanic elected to U.S. Congress

-Voted against several bills that would have segregated Hispanics.

-Who am I?

• James K. Polk

• James Farmer

• Henry B. Gonzalez

• Hector P. Garcia

What did organizations like the NAACP, LULAC, and CORE have in common during the 1960s?

• These organizations fought for racial equality for African Americans and Hispanics

• These organizations helped provide food and shelter during the great depression

• These organizations helped the war effort during World War I

• These organizations helped the South rebuild after the Civil War

How did the city of Galveston adapt after the hurricane of 1900s?

• They moved away from the water, further inland

• They made their houses out of steel to protect from the waves

• The people of Galveston increased tourism to raise their economy

• They built a concrete seawall to protect them from major storms

How did World War II impact the economy in Texas?

• Factories were created to produce tanks, airplanes, and other supplies

• Texans racially mistreated Japanese living in Texas by imprisoning them.

• Thousands of Texans signed up for the army to fight overseas

• There was no economic effect of World War II

Which President and former U.S. Senator helped in the fight for racial equality by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Donald Stump

• First Woman to join the military
• Founded WAC (Women's Army Corps)
• Allowed African Americans and Hispanics to join
• Promoted to Corporal

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• Ann Richards

• Oveta Culp Hobby

• Barbara Jordan

• Kay Bailey Hutchison