CFA #1 MP3

The development of ranching in West Texas was primarily influenced by...

• Politics

• Railroads

• Discovery of oil

• Water Resources

From 1860-1900 which of the following most characterized society in Texas?

• Drilling for oil and developing an export economy

• Cattle drives and wars with American Indian tribes

• Women and African Americans fighting for civil rights

• Independence from Mexico and democratic government

One consequence of the use of barbed wired on the frontier of Texas included...

• 
  the introduction of rodeos

• the end of the cattle drives

• a decline in the number of cattle ranches

• an increase in conflicts with American Indian tribes

How did the developments illustrated on the graph impact Texas?

• Railroads were built to transport products to markets.

• Texas created an income tax to support economic growth.

• The agricultural sector of Texas’ economy went into decline.

• New immigrants in Texas struggled to find good paying jobs

Which geographic change resulted from the increase of railroad track laid from 1850-1900?

• American Indian tribes were relocated.

• New cities grew up along the rail lines.

• Texas became a primary producer of cotton.

• West Texas’ population grew larger than that of East Texas.

In 1803, the size of the United States was doubled with

• the adoption of New Orleans

• the expedition of Lewis and Clark

• the Louisiana Purchase

• Zebolon Pike's Expedition

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct

• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary

• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny

• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

What event triggered the start of the Mexican-American War?

• When Mexican troops fired on American troops at the disputed Texas border

• When American troops allied with Mexico

• When James K. Polk officially declared war on Mexico

• When Mexico invaded the U.S. to claim Texas

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Louisiana Purchase

• Manifest Destiny

• the Jackson Action

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are known as the...

• Reconstruction amendments

• Anti-slavery amendments

• Re-integration amendments

• 
  Jim Crow amendments