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End year DpM

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
David G. Burnett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
d)
Anson Jones
2.
This event in 1838, during Sam Houston's term, resulted in an increased distrust of Tejanos & Indians in Texas.
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Cordova Rebellion
c)
Mier Expedition
d)
Santa Fe Expedition
3.
This event, made memorable by the drawing of black & white beans, occurred when Texas soldiers invaded a small Mexican town across the Rio Grande.
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Santa Fe Expedition
c)
Cordova Rebellion
d)
Mier Expediton
4.
Under President Lamar, this meeting with the Comanche tribe in San Antonio resulted in many deaths.  This also increased the number of Indian raids on Anglo settlements.
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Santa Fe Expedition
c)
Cordova Rebellion
d)
Mier Expedition
5.
This effort to enforce the Rio Grande as the border between Texas & Mexico & establish trade with settlements was a failure that resulted in prison time for many Texas soldiers.
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Santa Fe Expedition
c)
Cordova Rebellion
d)
Mier Expedition
6.
What was the paper money issued during Lamar's presidency to help resolve the Republic of Texas' large debt?
a)
Archives
b)
Tariff
c)
Redbacks
d)
Annexation
7.
What was established to protect Texans from Indian & Mexican attacks? John 'Jack' Coffee Hays was a leader among them.
a)
Texas Navy
b)
Texas Army
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
Santa Fe Expedition Leader
8.
Who was a Cherokee Chief that was killed when Lamar ordered all Cherokee out of Texas?
a)
Jose Antonio Navarro
b)
Chief Bowles
c)
Vicente Cordova
d)
Matilda Lockhart
9.
What President of the Republic of Texas is associated with getting Texas in the most debt?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
c)
Anson Jones
10.
When Texas was annexed into the U.S. what state number did it become?
a)
31st
b)
27th
c)
38th
d)
28th
11.
What President of the Republic of Texas was in office when Texas was annexed into the U.S.?
a)
David G. Burnett
b)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
c)
Anson Jones
d)
Sam Houston
12.
What was a popular belief in the U.S. during the early 1800's that the country will expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Annexation
b)
Archives
c)
Republic
d)
Manifest Destiny
13.
Who is known as the "Father of Education" in Texas?  He made sure land was set aside in every county for public schools & Universities. 
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
c)
Jose Antonio Navarro
d)
Edwin W. Moore
14.
What year did Texas get annexed into the United States?
a)
1718
b)
1821
c)
1836
d)
1845
15.
Who was the 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
David G. Burnett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
d)
Anson Jones
16.
What was the name of the document that officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
17.
Who was the first elected Governor of Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
James Pinckney Henderson
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
18.
Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did Mexico consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande
19.
Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did United States consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande
20.
Who was the president of the U.S. at the time of Texas annexation & the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
21.
1. Battle of Gonzales, 2. Fall of the Alamo, 3. Goliad Massacre, 4. ? (GAMeS)
Which completes the final battle of the Texas Revolution?
a)
Council House Fight
b)
Annexation of Texas
c)
Battle of San Jacinto
d)
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
22.
Which is the best title to the map?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Guadalupe Hidgalo 
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Territory 
23.

What did immigrant groups bring to Texas?

a)

Music

b)

Food

c)

Religion

d)

All of the Above

24.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo....

a)

Ended the Texas Revolution

b)

Started the Mexican-American War

c)

Ended the Mexican-American War

d)

Started the Texas Revolution

25.

A major influence for immigration was

a)

political freedom

b)

religious diversity

c)

social advancement

d)

economic opportunity

26.
Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
27.
Why did African Americans in Texas choose to fight for the Union Army?
a)
They had achieved freedom and could do so
b)
They did not want to fight alongside their former owners
c)
A Union victory would result in a quicker end to slavery
d)
The Union Army paid them
28.
Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
patriotism
d)
sectarianism
29.
What were the 'black codes'?
a)
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
b)
laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
c)
another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
d)
secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan
30.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
31.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
32.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
33.
_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Scoundrels
34.
What Texas port was the most critical to the Union Army for "Scott's Great Snake"?
a)
Galveston
b)
Sabine Pass
c)
Brownsville
d)
Matamoros
35.
In What year did Texas join the Confederacy?
a)
1865
b)
1859
c)
1861
d)
1865
36.
How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?
a)
Seceding states believed the federal government was not permitte to raise tariffs.
b)
Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions.
c)
Seceding states believed only state governments can protect the individual rights of citizens.
d)
Seceding states believe the U.S. Constitution prevented states from establishing local taxation.
37.
Who was the President of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Anson Jones
38.
What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear his oath?
a)
Texas did not secede from the Union
b)
Sam Houston was removed as governor
c)
Sam Houston was made a general in the Union Army
d)
Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath
39.
Which sequence places the events above in the correct chronological order?
1. Current Texas Constitution adopted
2. Texas readmitted to the Union
3. Sam Houston removed as governor
4. Civil War fought
a)
1,4,3,2
b)
3,4,2,1
c)
3,1,4,2
d)
4,3,2,1
40.
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
a)
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it. 
b)
Most Texans did not own slaves so it did not have an influence. 
c)
 Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy. 
d)
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.
41.
Which Civil War General did General Lee praise, "The enemy never sees the backs of my Texans."? 
a)
General John Bell Hood
b)
General Ulysses S. Grant
c)
General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson 
d)
General William T. Sherman
42.
What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas? 
a)
peanuts
b)
sugar cane
c)
potatoes
d)
Cotton
43.
How did the Texas economy change just AFTER the Civil War? 
a)
It became a petroleum-based economy. 
b)
It became a sharecropping based economy.
c)
 It was destroyed because it depended on slavery.
d)
It was improved because it increased cotton production.
44.

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Farmers

c)

Indians

d)

Cowboys

45.

Last chief of the Comanche, mother's name was Cynthia, he led raids against Buffalo hunters.

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

James Hogg

c)

Quanah Parker

d)

Buffalo Bill

46.

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Wooden Fence

c)

Metal Fence

d)

Wooden Post

47.

Which country brought cattle to Texas and the rest of the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

United States

48.

Why did so many African American men choose to live life in the open range and not in the cities?

a)

Pork and beans was a meal only given on cattle drives

b)

Less discrimination on the open range

c)

Less discrimination in the city

d)

Indians were more friendly on the open range

49.

"Buffalo Soldiers" were African American soldiers who were given their nickname by who?

a)

Tejanos

b)

Native American Tribes

c)

American Soldiers

d)

Mexican Citizens

50.

He was the first Native Governor of Texas, and he reformed the railroads.

a)

James Hogg

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

51.

Where did the Texas Oil industry begin?

a)

Galveston Storm of 1900

b)

Spindletop 1901

c)

Alamo 1836

d)

Texas Annexation 1845

52.

In what year was the Great Galveston Storm?

a)

1901

b)

1902

c)

1900

d)

1899

53.

In what year did Spindletop strike oil?

a)

1899

b)

1900

c)

1901

d)

1902

54.

What did the Temperance Movement want to do?

a)

Ban smoking of tobacco

b)

Ban drinking of alcohol

c)

Ban farming of cotton

d)

Ban ranching of cattle

55.

What would be considered a boom in Texas?

a)

Great Depression

b)

The Cattle Industry Ending

c)

The Great Storm of Galveston 1900

d)

Texas Oil Discovery

56.

How did population distribution in Texas change after the oil boom?

a)

More people moved to rural areas to be farmers.

b)

More people began to rely on jobs in the oil industry and less on farming.

c)

More people decided to become ranchers and continue the cattle drive.

d)

More people decided that oil was worthless and they wanted to mine for gold instead.

57.

What was a result of oil being discovered in Beaumont, TX (Spindletop Hill)

a)

Wildcatters used the oil to stop leaks in their boats.

b)

Oil companies began to leave Texas.

c)

It encouraged drilling across East Texas.

d)

Ten barrels of oil were produced a day.

58.

What was the leading industry in Texas before oil?

a)

Granite

b)

Lumber

c)

Salt

d)

Coal

59.

What year the United States enter World War I?

a)

1915

b)

1917

c)

1920

d)

1901

60.

Who were the Allied Forces in World War I?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria.

b)

Great Britain, France, Russia and Serbia

c)

Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary and the USA

d)

Great Britain, France, Canada and Sweden

61.

Which of the following is one of the reasons that the US felt justified in declaring war against Germany in WWI?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Woodrow Wilson Telegram

c)

The discovery of oil at Spindletop

d)

Arab Oil Embargo

62.
"Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours," belongs to which reform movement?
a)
Education Reform
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Women's Suffrage
d)
Prohibition
63.
Which amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
21
b)
15
c)
18
d)
19
64.

Another term for Oil is what?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Gas

c)

Neon

65.

How did World War I change the lives of women in Texas? (7.7E)

a)

Many women entered the workforce.

b)

Women finally gained the right to vote.

c)

Women served as pilots and tank drivers.

d)

Many women were allowed into state universities.

66.

Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?(7.1A)

a)

World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression

c)

New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl

d)

Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II

67.

Why were many military bases during World War II built in Texas? (7.7E)

a)

Several military generals were from Texas.

b)

Construction of the bases was cheaper in Texas.

c)

Texas had a moderate climate and large expanses of land.

d)

Texas military bases could contribute to the protection of the Panama Canal.

68.
A period of great profits followed by a sharp decline:
a)
energy
b)
sustainability
c)
innovation
d)
boom & bust cycle
69.
The branch of technology and industry concerned with both aviation and space flight.
a)
OPEC
b)
Aerospace
c)
sustainability
d)
globalization
70.
What type of tax is used to fund education?
a)
Education Tax
b)
Property Tax 
c)
Sales Tax
d)
Donations
71.
  Why do people want to move to Texas during the Contemporary era?
a)
better jobs in technology, medicine, science, computer industries
b)
To build nice houses
c)
Education, lumber, medicine
d)
They wanted to take part in the Oil Boom
72.
 Where is Big Bend National Park   located?
a)
Hill Country (Great Plains)
b)
Prairies & Lakes(North Central Plains)
c)
Big Bend Region (Mountains and Basins)
d)
Gulf Coast (Coastal Plains)
73.
What new places would need to be built for all of these people?         
a)
Restaruants
b)
Coffee Houses
c)
Ice Cream Stores
d)
Schools, jobs, hospitals
74.

How does Texas celebrate cultural diversity?

a)

Crawfish Festival

b)

College

c)

We don't do anything special

d)

Through festivals such as Juneteenth Parade, rodeos (Spanish), Irish festivals, St. Patrick’s Day festivals, and Cajun Fest

75.
Executive Branch =
a)
President. Chief Executive of the Armed forces.
b)
Senate and Congress
c)
Judge and Jury
d)
Paul Tagliabeau
76.
Legislative Branch=
a)
Only Senators.
b)
Senate and House of representatives make up the Congress who in turn make laws.
c)
Only House of Representatives.
d)
Camp David
77.
The governor's ability to veto a bill is an example of
a)
federalism.
b)
separation of powers.
c)
checks and balances.
d)
a bicameral legislature.
78.
The three branches of government is an example of 
a)
checks and balances.
b)
federalism.
c)
separation of powers.
d)
a bicameral legislature.
79.
The Unites States has a system of government in which the national and state governments share power.  This is an example of
a)
separation of powers.
b)
federalism.
c)
checks and balances.
d)
bicameralism.
80.
According to the principle of popular sovereignty, all political power comes from
a)
the federal government.
b)
the state government.
c)
the King
d)
the people
81.
To protect the rights of citizens, the writers of the Texas Constitution included
a)
declaration of independence
b)
a Bill of Rights
c)
a Police Force
d)
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