DSA Review

Match the following culture group to how the influenced Texas.

• Mexican Americans

• Language, food, and music in Hill Country and Oktoberfest celebration

• German Americans

• Influenced music, cowboy culture and celebrations like Cinco de Mayo

• Native Americans

• Names of places, celebrations, and art

• African Americans

• Food, religion, and Chinese New Year have rooted from this group

• Asian Americans

• Influenced blues, jazz, and ragtime music along with celebrations of Kwanza and Juneteenth

Organize these people into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Leader in Medicine

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(b) Leader in Space Exploration

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(c) Leader in Business/Tech

• Benjy Brooks

• Michael Dell

• Walter Cunningham

• Howard Hughes Sr.

• Michael DeBakey

• Denton Cooley

What year did Spindletop gush oil and change Texas?

Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey are similar because they both ​ (a)   .

• were cardiac surgeons
• created new tech for oil
• were astronauts for Apollo 7

​ (a)   was a leader in space exploration as an astronaut on the Apollo 7 mission.

• Walter Cunningham
• Michael DeBakey
• Michael Dell

​ (a)   was a leader in business and tech becoming the youngest CEO and one of the richest people in the world.

• Walter Cunningham
• Michael DeBakey
• Michael Dell

The Battle of ​ (a)   was an important win for the Confederacy, that led to the control of a vital port.

• Galveston
• Vicksburg
• Sabine Pass
• Palmito Ranch

The Union gained control of the Mississippi River after winning the Battle of ​ (a)   .

• Sabine Pass
• Palmito Ranch
• Galveston
• Vicksburg

In the Battle of ​ (a)   , the Texas Guards stopped an Union invasion and kept the Confederacy in control of the ​ (b)   .

• Sabine Pass
• Palmito Ranch
• Mississippi River
• Gulf of Mexico

The final battle of the Civil War was the Battle of ​ (a)   .

• Palmito Ranch
• Galveston
• Sabine Pass