Texas Constitution/Cattle, Cotton, Railroads CIA #4 Review

The Texas Constitution is similar to the​ , (a)   , because it is the foundation for government and law in the state. It also includes the principle of​ separation of powers​ because it divides duties between three different branches of government.

• US Constitution
• Separation of Powers
• judicial review

How is republicanism reflected in the provisions of both the U.S. and the Texas constitutions?

• Both include a bill of rights to specify the rights citizens are guaranteed.

• Both outline how powers are separated between the branches of government.

• Both provide a framework of how representatives are elected to the legislature.

• Both detail how power is shared between lower and higher levels of government.

Determine which leader belongs under which area of government. Move the answers to the correct boxes. Types of Governments Found in Texas

• State Government

• Sheriff

• County Government

• Mayor

• USA

• President

• Municipal Government

• Governor

What is a right for all US citizens?

• helping the community

• voting for public officials

Soldiers fought the last land battle at (a)   near Brownsville more than a month after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at​ (b)   Court House in Virginia. The surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy at Galveston on June 2, 1865 was, as Capt. Benjamin Franklin Sands of the United States Navy noted, "the closing act of the Great Rebellion." Just a few weeks later on June 19, Gen. Gordon Granger, commander of U.S. troops in Texas, arrived in Galveston and ended slavery in Texas by issuing an order that the (c)   was in effect in Texas later to become known as Juneteenth.

• Bexar Siege

• Palmito Ranch
• Round Rock

• Appomattox
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Galveston
• Proclamation
• 15th amendment

What factor led the growth of the Texas Frontier?

• The digging of canals along western waterways

• The signing of free trade agreements with Mexico

• The railroads expanding West

How did Governor James Hogg contribute economically to the state of Texas?

• He opposed railroad monopolies and their influence on the economy of Texas.

• He helped establish anti-trust legislation and the Texas Railroad Commission.

• He championed public schools and state universities.

• He served as Texas Attorney General.

What conclusion can you draw from the map?

• A. All cattle trails that started in Texas led to towns in the East.

• B. After the Civil War, ranchers used the trails to bring cattle from other states to Texas.

• C. After the Civil War, numerous trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas.

• D. Before the Civil War, increased settlement encouraged Texas ranchers to find new markets for their cattle.

What does this map show?

• Following the Civil War, the trails from Texas led toward Louisiana.

• The map shows the trails used to bring cattle to Texas before the Civil War.

• The years on the map show some trails were added after the Civil War.

Which of the Reconstruction Amendments addressed the right of African-American males to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment