Spring ACP Review

The closing of the frontier was sealed by the invention of ​ (a)   , which was coupled with access to underground aquifers and the invention of the ​ (b)   which allowed for irrigation and a way to water animals.

• barbed wire
• windmill
• canals
• automobiles
• cotton gin

- Last Chief of the Comanche

- Skilled Warrior

- Lived in western Texas

- Surrendered after evading capture by the United States

- Assimilated and encouraged other American Indians to do so as well

Which of the following best names this person?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Hogg

• Jefferson Davis

• Quanah Parker

Answer explanation

Assimilated means to become a part of another culture.

Quanah Parker was able to help Comanche live in the "white man's world".

How did the 15th Amendment, as illustrated, affect the lives of millions of African Americans?

• Provided suffrage to male voters.

• Guaranteed freedom of speech.

• Provided access to the court system.

• Abolished slavery permanently.

Answer explanation

Remember... FREE MEN VOTE!

Suffrage = voting rights

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves"

"Where slavery is, there liberty cannot be; and where liberty is, there slavery cannot be." - Abraham Lincoln

Based on the quotes above, we can infer that Abraham Lincoln was a/an ​ (a)   and that he was against ​ ​ (b)   .

• abolitionist
• expansion of slavery
• supporter of tariffs
• political figure
• western expansion of railroads

- Texas women became nurses and men went to war in Europe

- Economy was booming before and during and busted afterwards.

- Discrimination against Germans

- Military training bases began in Texas

What would be the best title for this list?

• Impacts of the Civil War on Texas

• Impacts of World War I on Texas

• Causes of the Civil War

• Causes of World War I

Answer explanation

While we didn't talk about World War I, it created a lot of discrimination against Germans in the US and Texas. In fact, many schools in Texas were taught in German until it was outlawed after World War I.

Also, the Great Depression starts AFTER World War I.

"No negro or freedman shall be permitted [allowed] to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances..."

- from a Black Code in Opelousas, Louisiana

What was the main purpose of creating Black Codes during Reconstruction?

• To give land owning freedmen equal rights.

• To deny rights to African Americans despite the abolition of slavery.

• To ensure African Americans were given equal rights after the Civil Rights.

• To start a second Civil War for the Confederacy.

Answer explanation

Remember, Black Codes were created to limit the rights of African Americans after the Civil War!

- stopped Railroads from overcharging the farmers

- created the Texas Railroad Commission

- Believed the government needed to serve all of its citizens equally under the law

- champion of public schools, state universities, and teacher education

The contributions listed above best describes which of the following individuals in Texas History?

• James Hogg

• Quanah Parker

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

During America's westward expansion, what impact did buffalo hunting have on the American Indians of Texas?

• The Indian ways of hunting were adapted to include new technology and weapons.

• Anglo Americans eliminated a major food source for the American Indians.

• American Indians united with the new hunters and formed an alliance.

• With greater competition, American Indians chose to emigrate from Texas.

- Formed during Reconstruction

- Techniques included vandalism, destruction of property, and physical attacks

- Made up of mostly former Confederate soldiers

- Believed in white supremacy

- Focused on preventing black people from exercising their rights

Which of the following organizations best completes the list?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Radical Republicans

• Confederate States of America

• Black Codes

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?

• Raising tariffs on the North.

• State power should be limited.

• Recognition as a Republic power.

• Fear or loss of slavery.