WorksheetsTexas History CBA 3 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the President of The Republic of Texas when Texas was annex and became the 28th state?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
c)
Anson Jones
2.
Texans are defeated at the Alamo occurs in which era?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Colonization
c)
Revolution
d)
Civil War
3.
Battle of Palmito Ranch occurs in which era?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Colonization
c)
Revolution
d)
Civil War
4.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
Mexican-American War
c)
Civil War
d)
WW2
5.
Slavery was vital to whose economy?
a)
North
b)
South
6.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Texas
b)
The North- The Union
c)
The South- The Union
d)
The South- The Confederacy
7.
Which major discovery in Texas in the early 1900's affected transportation, industrial growth, and unemployment rates?
a)
gold
b)
oil
c)
wheat
d)
farmland
8.
What year was the huge oil discovery at Spindletop?
a)
1901
b)
1876
c)
1920
d)
1904
9.
Who was Texas Governor in 1890 who helped regulate railroads?
a)
Stephen F Austin
b)
James Hogg
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Justin Bieber
10.
What event caused businesses to leave Galveston and head inland to Houston and other cities?
a)
The Great Fire of 1901
b)
The Hurricane of 1900
c)
The lower urban tax rate
d)
The Dust Bowl
11.
What made it possible for large cattle ranches to develop in West Texas?
a)
the large amount of rain in the region
b)
the expansion of railroad lines
c)
the growth of the buffalo herd
d)
the invention of the automobile
12.
Cities like Kilgore and Beaumont experienced rapid population growth as a result of the oil industry were called ____________________
a)
Oil town
b)
Gold towns
c)
Boomtowns
d)
Ghost towns
13.
The Texas oil boom, the growth of industrial jobs, and the railroad were three of the reasons:
a)
The number of farmers in Texas grew
b)
Texas population dropped in the 1920s
c)
Texas cities grew between 1900-1920
d)
Texas started a professional football league
14.
What university is Sul Ross given credit for transforming into a major college?
a)
The University of Texas
b)
SFA
c)
Texas Tech
d)
Texas A&M
15.
What political party was created by the Texas Farmer's Alliance?
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Reform
d)
Populist
16.
__________________ is a reform movement that tried to correct social and political problems.
a)
Socialism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Darwinism
d)
Progressivism
17.
When did the great Texas cattle drive take place?
a)
After the Civil War
b)
Before the Civil War
c)
During the Civil War
d)
In the 1500s
18.
Which of the following is a major reason Texas cities grew rapidly in the early 1900s?
a)
The increase in farming in West Texas
b)
The popularity of the cattle drives
c)
The growth of industry and industrial jobs in Texas
d)
The defeat of the Comanche in the west
19.
Many Texas farmers were major supporters of the Populist Party.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
As a result of the growth of the cattle industry in Texas, boomtowns shot up across Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The Texas Railroad Commission was also given the power to regulate the oil industry.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
As President of The Republic of Texas, Sam Houston was against annexation.
a)
True
b)
False
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