Grade 4 Social Studies Quiz- Branches of Government

Which conclusion is best supported by information in the timeline above?

• There were only a few battles in Texas during the war.

• Northern troops never entered Texas during the war.

• Texas troops successfully defended forts from Northern attack.

• The Civil War in Texas was over quickly.

Enslaved African Americans living in Texas were freed after the Civil War. Despite this, some laws were passed to limit the activities of newly freed African Americans. These laws were called —

• Community Curfews

• Freedman’s Bureau

• Reconstruction

• Black Codes

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One political impact of the Civil War on Texas was —

• falling prices for cattle

• creation of a new state constitution

• more wheat and corn grown for market

• declining numbers of immigrant families

Based on the information in the excerpt, where did most people in Texas in the late 1880s live?

• In mostly West Texas

• In mostly South Texas

• In or near small towns

• Within large urban areas

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Many immigrants to Texas during the mid-1800s often found work in —

• coal and gold mines

• similar jobs done previously in their home countries

• oil and gas production fields

• cities that had neighborhoods of immigrants from the same country

A business sells a new product. There is no competition. Many people want the product. What is the likely effect on the price of the product?

• The price will go down quickly and go up slowly.

• The price will go up.

• The price will stay the same.

• The price will go down.

After the Civil War, many Texans became cattle ranchers as the price of beef climbed in eastern states. Texans could become cattle ranchers because the economic system of Texas allows for —

• individuals to have the free choice of creating their own businesses

• consumers to require businesses to produce needed products

• businesses to use state railroads to deliver goods to market

• producers to get reward for meeting government quotas for production

After the Civil War, the economy of Texas grew. Farming and ranching expanded. Cities grew. Some people started their own business. Inventors built and sold new products. This activity is best described as —

• scarcity

• communism

• free enterprise

• supply and demand

Which economic activity had the most growth as more immigrants came to Texas during the 1800s?

• Banking

• Farming

• Oil drilling

• Railroad building

Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?

• Freedmen's Day

• Jim Crow Day

• Juneteenth

• Emancipation Day