2022 UIL Social Studies Test & Tryout

Why did Southerners argue they had the right to ignore tariffs and other federal laws?

• Dawes General Allotment Act

• States' Rights

• Cotton Diplomacy

• New Deal

What is a tariff?

• group of soldiers on horseback

• major crime

• to try to persuade legislators about an issue

• a tax or duty to be paid on imports or exports

How did texans deal with the scarcity of goods during the Civil War?

• Industries produced more goods

• foreign trade decreased

• made more items by hand

• increased price of imported goods

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only Texan to serve in the Confederate Cabinet & Postmaster General

What title finishes the chart?

• richard Coke

• Francis Lubbock

• Edward Clark

• John H Reagan

Which natural region in texas, west of the Pecos River, is dry but has a dramatic landscape?

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• coastal plains

- some of the busiest rail yards in the nation

-major processing and transportation center for livestock and farm products

-manufacturing industries that specializes in the manufacture of airplanes, electronic equipment and helicopters

- home to texas christian university

All of the above statements describe which of the following cities

• fort worth

• abilene

• denton

• Wichita falls

where do alpine and marfa serve as enterance points to one of the. most popular tourist areas in texas?

• padre island national park

• angelina national forest

• big bend national park

• caverns of sonora

which city is home to this historical landmark?

• san antonio

• midland

• odessa

• el paso

how have texans been able to provide water to its homes, farms and industries?

• numerous natural lakes

• desalinization of ocean water

• buying water from other states

• Texans built reservoirs and used the states aquifers

what new technology made texas more appealing to people in cooler climates and increased sunbelt migration?

• assembly line

• light bulb

• air conditioning

• telephone