Unit Quiz

During Reconstruction in Texas, the Radical Republicans

• helped ex-Confederates return to office.

• enacted black codes and other restrictions on the rights of freed people.

• refused to enact the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

• placed the state under military rule until certain requirements for readmission were

  met.

Which of the following explains the significance of 1876?

• The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States.

• The Civil War between the United States and the Confederacy began

• The current state constitution of Texas was adopted.

• Oil was discovered at Spindletop

Under the Texas Constitution, ​ (a)   (Governor) has the

power to approve or veto bills passed by the state legislature. The constitutional

principle of ​ (b)   is reflected in these arrangements?

• the Executive Branch
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers
• Federalism
• Legislative Branch

What was contained within the Texas Constitution that specified the civil, political, and

religious freedoms of Texans?

• a Bill of Rights

• a description of three branches of government

• a list of the duties of the president

• the Texas Declaration of Independence

Which principle of government does this diagram best illustrate?

• Individual Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Separation of church and state

Which statement best completes the diagram?

• The Texas Panhandle is divided up into farms.

• Texas ranchers drive herds of cattle to Abilene, Kansas, for shipment to Chicago.

• The Plains Indians prevent ranchers from sending their cattle to Northern markets.

• States in the Northeast develop their own cattle ranches.

Where on the timeline does the rise of the Texas cattle industry and the long drive of cattle across the open range belong?

• 1836-1861

• 1861-1870

• 1875-1890

• 1890-1917

What conclusion can be drawn from the information above?

• The number of Texans working on farms decreased from 1870 to 1890.

• Texas farms became less productive after 1870.

• After the Civil War, Texas became less agricultural.

• Texas agriculture expanded between 1870 and 1890.

Which conclusion can be inferred from the two excerpts?

• Most buffalo soldiers were proud to have fought against the Plains Indians.

• Many buffalo soldiers refused to follow orders in fighting the Plains Indians.

• Most buffalo soldiers were ashamed of how they had acted towards the Plains Indians

• Buffalo soldiers held different opinions about their experiences in fighting the Plains

  Indians.

How did the invention of barbed wire and the railroad industry contribute to the closing of the Texas frontier? Give 2 examples.