Unit 7-8 Texas History

The Texas bill of rights guarantees that citizens not be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship. This is called...

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Assembly

• Freedom of the Press

What caused the range wars?

• windmills

• telegraphs

• choo choo trains

• barbed wire

Number 1 crop of Texas after Civil war era was

• Wheat

• Corn

• Cotton

• Oats

Who was removed from Texas Governor before the Texas Ordinance of Secession?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

• David Burnette

Which answer best describes Texans reasoning for their involvement in the Civil War?

• Native Americans should be made citizens

• Citizens of the U.S. are divided on the issue of slavery

• Independence from Mexico must be achieved

• The union must be preserved

What allowed ranches in West Texas to flourish?

• Tenant farming

• Sharecropping

• The discovery of oil

• The discovery of water resources