How did demand for oil affect the economy in Texas?

• It delayed production in other industries

• it limited population growth

• it allowed industrialist to research technologies

• it increased population and demand of other industries like lumber.

How were Texas oil towns different to cow towns?

• They were founded by progressives

• one was agrarian (agriculture) and one was industrial (industry)

• They attracted speculators and gamblers

• They were industrial magnets

What led to the end of the open range in Texas?

• loss of grazing lands

• anti grazing laws

• Barbed wire fence

• Railroads

What effect did Spindletop have?

• It caused land prices to decrease and stopped population growth

• it caused pollution

• it caused population growth and the economy to surge

• it caused fires

Power to make laws

Has 2 houses- Senate and the House of Representatives

Has a two year term

Which branch is described?

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• US congress

How does the Texas Constitution reflect the US governments concept of checks and balances?

• it grants voting rights

• it splits the power among the 3 branches and lets them control actions in other branches

• it creates a court system

• it limits how long people can serve.

How does the government reflect the principle of limited government?

• it allows TX to negotiate treaties

• it places more power in the Governor

• it describes how the government must pass a law

• It allows citizens to vote and they must obey the same laws as citizens.

at the Battle of San Jacinto, what was the battle cry Texans used?

• Remember the Alamo

• Viva la Revolucion

• No Retreat or Surrender

• Victory or death.

What does the image represent?

• A biography of early Spanish Explorers

• Civil War movement

• Manifest Destiny- belief that the US was meant to spread across N. America

• European migration in the 1700s

Which of these is in the 1st Amendment

• States can regulate public Education

• people can choose whether and how to participate in Religions

• people accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty

• Citizens have the right to trial by jury.