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Texas History Final Exam Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This principle of governemnt assigns some powers to the nation government and other powers to the state government. 
a)
federalism
b)
republicanism
c)
popular sovereignty 
d)
separation of powers
2.
People have the right to determine their type of governemnt
a)
Democracy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Limited Government
d)
Republicanism
3.
_______ gives each branch of government some ability to limit the actions of the other branches.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
limited government
d)
separation of power
4.
annexation
a)
taking over another country through war
b)
the incorporation of a country or territory into another country or territory 
c)
A country or state that has legalized slavery
d)
banishing a state out of a country
5.

The positives of annexation included all of the following except...

a)

protection from Native Americans

b)

help with debt

c)

money to build a new capital in Austin

d)

military support when dealing with Mexico

6.

From an American perspective, all of the following were negatives when it came to the annexation of Texas except...

a)

debt

b)

Texas land and resources

c)

war with Mexico

d)

increased military expenses fighting Native Americans

7.
All of the following were CAUSES of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT which one?
a)
Manifest Destny
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Border disputes
d)
Annexation of Texas
8.
What did the United States and Texas Claim the south western border of Texas was?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The border is not marked by a river
d)
The Red River
9.
Mexico claimed the border of Texas was the Rio Grande,
a)
True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
b)
False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River
10.
Secession
a)
A place to get food and toys, a concession stand.
b)
Act of seceding or formally joining another country
c)
Another term for the Civil War
d)
Act of seceding or formally breaking away from country
11.

How did the Texas Ordinance of Secession justify secession from the United States?

a)

It said that the United States had abused its power by deliberately trying to interfere with the interests of Texas.

b)

They placed a duty on its imports from Europe.

c)

They made the export of cotton illegal.

d)

The United States was making Texans pay higher federal taxes.

12.
Sectionalism
a)
Pride in one's government or country
b)
Focus on the interests on one's region rather that of the nation as a whole
c)
Belief that Southern states could leave the Union
13.

Select the correct causes of the Civil War

a)

Land, Tariffs, States' Rights

b)

Religion, Silver, Taxes, No Voice

c)

Slavery, Economies, Tariffs, States' Rights

d)

Expansion, Land, Gold/Silver, Disease

14.

The main division between the North and South was

a)

Slavery

b)

Economies

c)

Tariffs

d)

The right to bear arms

15.
Fought to end slavery
a)
Secession
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Civil War
d)
Abolitionist
16.
Duty/Tariff
a)
to call or do away with a law
b)
a tax on imported goods
17.
Which part of the United States would have supported state's rights?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
west
d)
east
18.
True/False: The south did NOT support the high tariff on imported goods because it HURT their economy.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What did Emancipation Proclamation declare?
a)
Freed all slaves
b)
Ended the Civil War
c)
Freed slaves only in the Confederate South
d)
Freed slaves in North
20.
Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
He wanted to make white Southerners angry.
b)
He wanted the slaves to revolt against the North
c)
He hoped to weaken the South’s ability to fight the war.
d)
He decided to end slavery in the United States
21.

What was the purpose of the Union Blockade of the southern state's coastline?

a)

to prevent the south from importing cotton from Europe

b)

to prevent the South from exporting cotton to Europe for money and supplies

c)

to prevent Mexico from helping the South

d)

To prevent the French from helping the South

22.

What was the main goal of Presidential Reconstruction?

a)

punish the South

b)

rejoin the South to the Union as quickly as possible

c)

implement Black Codes in the South

d)

to divide the South into military districts

23.

This political party wanted stricter requirements for Southern states to rejoin the Union.?

a)

Radical Democrats

b)

Moderate Republicans

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Moderate Democrats

24.
What amendment ended slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
25.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all American citizens equal protection under the law
c)
to abolish slavery
d)

to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
26.
What amendment gave voting rights to African American males?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
27.

What were the Black Codes?

a)

laws created to help African Americans get jobs

b)

Laws passed by Southern governments after Reconstruction that restricted the rights of African Americans,

c)

Codes the Freedman's bureau used to give Freedmen farmland.

d)

Laws passed in the North that restricted the rights of African Americans

28.

All of the following are examples of Black Codes except...

a)

African Americans could not vote,

b)

African Americans could not serve on juries

c)

African Americans could not testify against other African Americans in Court

d)

African Americans could not serve on juries,

29.
How did the population shift during the Reconstruction era?
a)
urbanization to rural
b)
rural to urbaniztion
c)
Southerners moved to the North
d)
Southerners migrated to Europe
30.
Why did immigrants migrate to Texas?
a)
higher wages
b)
to work on plantations
c)
to work in factories
d)
cheap land and jobs
31.

Different culture groups in Texas preserve their culture in Texas by all of the following except...

a)

cultural celebration and festivals

b)

religious practices

c)

ethnic foods

d)

laws to protect their language in public schools

32.
All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except...
a)
biographies
b)
autobiographies
c)
diaries
d)
original photographs
33.
All of the following are examples of secondary sources of information except...
a)
biographies
b)
autobiographies
c)
textbooks
d)
articles from magazines
34.
All of the following were responsibilities of the Buffalo Soldiers except ....
a)
patrolling the frontier
b)
building roads
c)
building forts
d)
exploring the Mississippi River
35.
U.S. soldiers destroyed buffalo herds as a way to subdue or defeat the Native American Indians forcing them onto reservations. 
a)
True
b)
False
36.
 All of the following describe life on the Texas Frontier except...
a)
difficult for women
b)
supplies were readily available
c)
included many chores and responsibilities
d)
long days
37.

The main purpose of the cattle drives in Texas was....

a)

to get the cattle to west coast markets

b)

get them to railheads to be moved northern and eastern states

c)

to find new grazing lands

d)

to drive them to markets in the north

38.
How did cattle drives create conflict between ranchers and farmers?
a)
Farmers charged ranchers to use their grazing fields.
b)
Farmers often fenced in public lands and water.
c)
There were no conflicts, they both helped each other.
39.
All of the following factors contributed to end of the cattle drives except...
a)
the Dust Bowl
b)
the invention of barbed wire
c)
expansion of railroads
d)
demand for higher quality beef in the north
40.
How did large scale fence cutting end in the mid 1880s?
a)
Farmers built gates for the ranchers to pass through
b)
Texas Legislature made fence cutting a felony
c)
Texas legislature outlawed fences
d)
They let the ranchers and farmers work it out
41.
What year did the first successful oil well erupt, changing the Texas economy forever?
a)
1901
b)
1921
c)
1900
d)
1836
42.

Spindletop, Texas' first oil gusher, was located near what city?

a)

Dallas

b)

El Paso

c)

Beaumont

d)

Lubbock

43.

Different countries that are dependent on each other

a)

sectionalism

b)

nationalism

c)

interdependence

d)

abolitionism

44.
How did women influence politics prior to the ratification of the 19th amendment?
a)
voted against issues they did not support
b)
they didn't, because they could not vote.
c)
created reforms and groups to address social problems
d)
wrote letters to the president
45.
The Zimmermann telegram sent to Mexico proposed the following?
a)
Mexico would regain lost territory lost in the U.S. Mexican War if it sided with Germany
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany. 
c)
A German proposal to Mexico to form an alliance with the United States. 
d)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States. 
46.

What did President Herbert Hoover feel would cure the economic depression?

a)

Loans from European countries

b)

he thought businesses and charities should solve the problem.

c)

the federal and state governemnts

d)

the elimination of the National Bank.

47.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation to deal with the Depression was known as...
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
48.
This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Rooselvelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
49.
Who was affected the most by the Dust Bowl
a)
farmers
b)
stock brokers
c)
cowboys
d)
doctors
50.

Which one of the following states was not considered in the Dust Bowl area?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

New Mexico

d)

Florida

51.
How was the Dust Bowl solved?
a)
The invention of the plow
b)
The use of pesticides
c)
New farming techniques
d)
Use of the Ogallala Aquifer
52.
Which event caused the United States to join World War II?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
b)
Zimmermann Telegram
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invading Italy
53.
How did WWII impact the economy of Texas?
a)
Many companies went out of business due to lack of resources
b)
The economy grew due to rapid industry expansion
c)
Job opportunities disappeared in the cities
d)
More job opportunities in agriculture rather that industry
54.
This president felt it was essential that the federal and state governments get involved to solve the problems of the Great Depression.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
55.
How did WWII  impact the minorities fight for rights?
a)
It frustrated them, causing them to quit the military
b)
It did not impact their fight for rights
c)
made them more determined to secure equal rights
d)
they realized it was not worth fighting for equal rights
56.
How were minorities treated during WWII?
a)
They were denied enlistment in the military forces
b)
They were treated the same as white anglos
c)
They were given combat roles
d)
They were often discriminated against.
57.
What Texas Constitutional guarantee helped the civil rights movement?
a)
the right to bear arms
b)
no cruel or unusual punishment
c)
freedom of speech
d)
trial by jury
58.
What Texas Constitutional guarantee helped the civil rights movement?
a)
the right to bear arms
b)
no cruel or unusual punishment
c)
freedom of speech
d)
trial by jury
59.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President...
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
60.
What group(s) of people did several of the amendments to the U.S. Constitution benefit?
a)
white men
b)
women
c)
African Americans
d)
minorities and women
61.

Who founded the Texas Equal Rights Association?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Jane MacCallum

c)

Annie Webb Blanton

d)

Rebecca Henry Hays

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