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WorksheetsTexas History Final
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Texas maintain segregation after the Civil War?
a)
By following the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Black codes and Jim Crow laws
c)
Keeping slavery legal
d)
Signing the Civil Rights Act of 1875
2.
Giving civil rights to all citizens is the ____ amendment.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
3.
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America.
a)
seceded
b)
annexed
c)
ejected
d)
ran away
4.
The main cause of the Civil War was...
a)
Cotton
b)
Slavery
c)
Industrialization
d)
Personal Freedoms
5.
Which of the following are considered additional causes of the Civil War?
a)
State's Rights
b)
Secession
c)
Lincoln's Election
d)
All of the above.
6.
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
a)
To free the slaves
b)
To create a new democracy
c)
To reunite the North and the South
d)
To create anarchy
7.
Economic differences between the North and South helped to create...
a)
Secession
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Annexation
d)
Infringement
8.
The North was _______________ and the South was __________________.
a)
agricultural, industrial
b)
industrial, agricultural
c)
young, old
d)
hairy, cold
9.
Allowing African American men to vote is the _____ amendment.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
10.
Which political party supported efforts to improve the lives of Blacks during Reconstruction?
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Libertarian
d)
Green Party
11.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
12.
Which of the following is NOT an example of Jim Crow laws?
a)
Poll Taxes
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Literacy tests
d)
Black codes
13.
_______ 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
14.
This principle of government 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
15.
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
16.
Spindletop, Texas' first oil gusher, was located near what city?
a)
Dallas
b)
El Paso
c)
Beaumont
d)
Lubbock
17.
The Zimmerman 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.
18.
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.
19.
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
20.
Which one of the following states was not considered in the Dust Bowl area?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Utah
21.
Who was affected the most by the Dust Bowl
a)
farmers
b)
stock brokers
c)
cowboys
d)
doctors
22.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President...
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
23.
When one group is treated differently than another group
a)
segregation
b)
integration
c)
determination
d)
discrimination
24.
Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?
a)
A judge overturning a lower court decision
b)
A legislative bill being vetoed by the President
c)
A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal
d)
A governor declaring a tax free period
25.
Which principle allows for the separation of US laws into state and federal laws?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Limited Government
d)
Federalism
26.
Can veto laws
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
27.
Can declare laws unconstitutional
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
28.
People have the right to determine their type of governemnt
a)
Democracy
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Limited Government
d)
Republicanism
29.
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
30.
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 east
c)
to find new grazing lands
d)
to drive them to markets in the north
31.
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
32.
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
33.
What is this cartoon trying to say?
a)
Women now have a voice in government
b)
Men have to stay home while women go work
34.
What year was the huge oil discovery at Spindletop?
a)
1901
b)
1876
c)
1920
d)
1904
35.
Where was Spindletop?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.
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
37.
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.
38.
What event(s) caused women to begin to enter the workforce in record numbers?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Invention of the washing machine and dryer
d)
World War I and World War II
39.
In addition to being a leader of the civil rights movement, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Barbara Jordan also was?
a)
a Hispanic farm labor union activist.
b)
from Tyler, Texas.
c)
Texas first Republican governor since Reconstruction.
d)
The first African female elected to Texas Senate after Reconstruction
40.
Who was Lulu Belle Madison White?
a)
Worked for the fight against Jim Crow Laws in Texas
b)
A labor union organizer.
c)
First CEO of Exxon.
d)
Organized the womens branch of the KKK
41.
What two events led to the Great Depression Era?
a)
High unemployment and banks closures
b)
Stock market crash, and the dust bowl
c)
Increased supply and demand
d)
Decreased supplies and more demand
42.
What was the economy of the North and the South based upon before and during the Civil War?
a)
The North was agricultural and The South, industrial
b)
North on tobacco and cotton farming, the the South shipping and fishing
c)
South manufacturing and the North agricultural.
d)
The South was agricultural and The North, industrial
43.
How do most Texans contribute to the state’s educational system?
a)
By voting in school board elections
b)
By supporting their superintendent
c)
By paying property taxes
d)
By buying lotto tickets
44.
Where was the first oil strike in Texas?
a)
Odessa
b)
Spindletop
c)
Corsicana
d)
Burkburnett
45.
What is a wildcatter?
a)
Someone who enjoys nature.
b)
Someone who loves the environment and is against the drilling of oil
c)
Someone who took a risk drilling for oil.
d)
Someone who went to Plano Senior High School
46.
What year did Spindletop erupt and start the oil boom in Texas?
a)
1999
b)
1901
c)
1896
d)
1915
47.
What region of Texas did the Dust Bowl occur?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Gulf Coastal Plains
48.
What caused the Dust Bowl conditions?
a)
Drought, overplanting, and over plowing of wheat
b)
Drought only
c)
Heavy torrential downpours that caused the topsoil to erode from the land.
d)
Farmers would plow up the land and never plant.
49.
What invention is being described?
* Ability to produce products in areas like the Panhandle and West Texas where little or no water is present.
* Ability to produce products in areas like the Panhandle and West Texas where little or no water is present.
a)
Windmill
b)
Synthetic fibers
c)
Cars
d)
Sewing Machine
50.
Who was considered the most influential Comanche leader of his time?
a)
Quanah Parker
b)
Cynthia Ann Parker
c)
Satanta
d)
William T. Sherman
51.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the most important crop grown in Texas was...
a)
tobacco.
b)
cotton.
c)
corn.
d)
sugarcane.
52.
Why is the Texas Bill of Rights important to Texans?
a)
Because it ensures our five freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition among many others.
b)
It ensure that our leaders are Republicans.
c)
It was written by our forefathers, whom we love and respect.
d)
I makes sure that the police protects us from other governments trying to harm us.
53.
Which of these was a reason that cattle owners branded their cattle?
a)
The brand prevented cattle from catching Texas Fever.
b)
Branded cattle were more valuable when taken to market.
c)
Unbranded cattle could be claimed by anyone.
d)
Only branded cattle could be sold for beef.
54.
____________ caused the end of the open range.
a)
Telegraph and Morse Code
b)
Colt pistol and Buffalo Soldiers
c)
Barbed wire and windmills
d)
Cattle branding and trail drives
55.
What did Governor Hogg establish to oversee all railroad operations?
a)
Antitrust Alliance
b)
Populist Party
c)
Texas Traffic Association
d)
Texas Railroad Commission
56.
During the 1920s, major increases in crop production led to...
a)
sharp decline in prices.
b)
the Great Depression.
c)
a large increase in prices.
d)
a shortage of food products.
57.
Which of these led to the United States' decision to enter World War I?
a)
the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania
b)
the bombing of Pearl Harbor and Germany's invasion of Russia
c)
Pancho Villa's killing U.S. citizens in Mexico and invading Texas
d)
NONE of these
58.
Who was a Mexican-American who helped found the GI Bill?
a)
Henry Gonzalez
b)
Ramond Telles
c)
Hector P. Garcia
d)
Bob
59.
What was the Civil Rights movement?
a)
A movement to stop racial discrimination and segregation
b)
A movement to get people to be nicer to each other
c)
A movement to make everyone be right handed
d)
A movement to get women the right to vote
60.
What increased voting among African-Americans in 1965?
a)
A big get-out-the-vote marketing campaign
b)
The Civil Rights Movement
c)
The passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
Increase in the number of polling stations
61.
What is this cartoon portraying?
a)
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan
b)
Cause of the U.S. entering WWI
c)
Costume parties that were popular
d)
The beginning of the Great Depression
62.
What is the graph showing?
a)
The increase in deaths due to WWII
b)
The increase in employment due to the New Deal
c)
The increase in unemployment during The Great Depression
d)
The increase in the population of Texas
63.
What was a positive aspect in Texas due to WWI and WWII
a)
Increase in factories which meant an increase in jobs
b)
Increase in participation in the Ku Klux Klan
c)
Increase in the number of cattle
d)
Increase in agricultural production
64.
Before Oil production what was Texas a leader in?
a)
Meat processing and packing
b)
Real estate
c)
Agriculture
d)
Weapons manufacture
65.
How did Texas most contribute to WWII?
a)
Oil production
b)
Agriculture
c)
Cattle Ranching
d)
Coal Production
66.
What is the name of the era that there was fighting over slavery?
a)
Civil War and Reconstruction
b)
Cattle, Agriculture and Oil
c)
Revolutionary
d)
Anti-slavery era
67.
What was one of the effects of the Civil War on the home front?
a)
Women became more involved in the economy by producing food and clothing.
b)
Women got voting rights.
c)
Children began to commit acts of terror against over bearing teachers.
d)
People at home were starving so they decided to begin eating 7th graders.
68.
Why did General Sheridan want to get rid of the the buffalo and would have supported the buffalo hunters?
a)
Because the hunters were very hungry.
b)
To open up land for settlers coming from the East due to the Homestead Act.
c)
To force Native Americans unto reservations by destroying their food source.
d)
Because we all know that Buffalo are stupid and they were asking for it.
69.
What was the impact of oil on the Texas economy?
a)
Created new jobs and brought more income to Texans.
b)
It caused so many people to move to Texas that there were many jobless people.
c)
It caused people in Texas to start building automobile factories.
d)
It had no impact.
70.
In which Texas region were most oil discoveries made?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
71.
Which of the following increased farming in West Texas?
a)
Barbed Wire
b)
Steel Plow
c)
Increased Railroad tracks
d)
All of these
72.
What do trusts and monopolies do?
a)
Restrict free enterprise and raise prices
b)
Discriminate against certain people
c)
Make us like them and play old board games
d)
Help improve the economy
73.
Why was the loss of life so high during the Galveston hurricane?
a)
It was the biggest hurricane ever
b)
People were unprepared because they did not have advanced warning
c)
Because.
d)
Too many people were living on the small island
74.
Who was Texas Governor in 1890 who helped regulate railroads?
a)
Stephen F Austin
b)
James Hogg
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Rick Perry
75.
What is being shown in the picture?
a)
That dry climate and high winds helped cause the Dust Bowl
b)
The devastation caused by the dropping of an atomic bomb during WWII
c)
The great Chicago fire
d)
The Galveston hurricane
76.
What was a positive aspect in Texas due to WWI and WWII
a)
Increase in factories which meant an increase in jobs and urban growth.
b)
Increase in participation in the Ku Klux Klan.
c)
Increase in the number of cattle ranches and rural growth.
d)
Increase in agricultural production.
77.
When crop prices dropped during the 1920's in Texas what did farmers do?
a)
Started mining
b)
Move to the city for job opportunities
c)
Looked for oil
d)
All of these
78.
Which amendment does this cartoon best represent?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
79.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks were forced to close
b)
banks loaned their money to others.
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
they lost the money when the stock market crashed.
80.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes along the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
81.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as?
a)
Bill of Laws
b)
Rules of of the United State
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
THE LAWS
82.
One reason for the success of the cattle kingdom was ____________.
a)
the invention of barbwire
b)
the windmill
c)
Texas fever
d)
the high demand for beef in the east
83.
James L. Farmer founded _____________.
a)
NAACP
b)
CORE
c)
SCLC
d)
LULAC
84.
She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction won the Presidential Medal of Honor.
a)
Barbara Jordan
b)
Ann Richards
c)
Mae White
d)
Benjy Brooks
85.
What do the NAACP and LULAC have in common?
a)
they were created to keep minority groups away from voting
b)
reated to work for the civil rights of minority groups in US
c)
were established to give aid to American factory workers
d)
established to fight against equal rights for minority groups
86.
Put the following in the order:
A) Discovery of Oil
B) Civil War
C) Cattle Kingdom
D) WWII
A) Discovery of Oil
B) Civil War
C) Cattle Kingdom
D) WWII
a)
B,C,D,A
b)
A,C,B,D
c)
B,C,A,D
d)
D,A,B,C
87.
During his presidency, he signed both the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act.
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
b)
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Richard M. Nixon
88.
How did Texans help during WWII from home?
a)
By writing letters to the men on the battle front.
b)
By starving themselves.
c)
By knitting socks and sweaters.
d)
By rationing, opening factories, and planting Victory gardens.
89.
What natural disaster occurred in the year 1900 in Galveston?
a)
Galveston Hurricane
b)
Hurricane Katrina
c)
Hurricane Ike
d)
Issac's Storm
90.
African-Americans expected what after fighting for their country in WWI and WWII?
a)
Equality
b)
More money
c)
Parades
d)
Medals
91.
Which word is defined as: Using less food and supplies on the homefront so soldiers on the front line can have more resources
a)
Ratios
b)
Portions
c)
Rationing
d)
Reduction
92.
The telegram sent to Mexico from Germany requesting Mexico to form an alliance with them and attack the US.
a)
Hitler's Request
b)
Zimmerman Call
c)
Mexico-Germany Scandal
d)
Zimmerman Telegram
93.
The economy of the South was based on...
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Trade
d)
Business
94.
All of the following are examples of primary sources of information except...
a)
biographies
b)
autobiographies
c)
diaries
d)
original photographs
95.
What is this cartoon trying to say?
a)
Farmers and businessmen do not have the same interests.
b)
Slavery is tearing the U.S. apart.
c)
Both the North and South want slaves.
d)
All slaves need to be removed from the country.
96.
Why did the U.S. establish the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
a)
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957
b)
The desire to travel to Mars
c)
To better monitor the weather after the Galveston Hurricane
d)
Because who doesn't want to be an astronaut?
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