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WorksheetsQuizizz 6th Six Week Test/Finals Review
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 56mins
What invention allowed Texans to modify & adapt to the West Texas environment?
Car
Windmill
Plow
Motorcycle
The picture in this poster most closely represents which choice......?
prohibition, temperance, and 18th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
A farmer that grows enough to meet their family’s needs is called?
Commercial Farming
Old McDonald
Sharecropping
Subsistence Farming
1. The main goal of Hogg Laws?
Snitch on other Governors
Regulate Oil and Gas Prices
Regulate fair business practices
Build separate but equal schools
This type of graph is called......?
Trip and Trust Cycle
True and Blue Michael
Boom and Bust Cycle
Pie Chart
15th Amendment is to African American Males Voting Rights
as
______Amendment is to ______________Voting Rights
3rd Amendment/Soldier Voting RIghts
22nd Amendment/Presidential voting rights
1st Amendment/speaking rights
19th/Women's voting rights
1. Which Region had the least amount of oil fields?
2.Which Region had the most amount of oil fields?
GREAT PLAINS/COASTAL PLAINS
MOUNTAIN & BASIN/COASTAL PLAINS
NORTH CENTRAL /COASTAL PLAINS
SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS/NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS
THE Peoples’ Party.......
Populist Party
Communist Party
Boston Tea Party
Libertarian Party
This Chief wanted Native Americans to assimilate to the American Way of life (a)
Monopolies want to______________ _______________. (2words)
(a)
" I don't want anybody telling me where to dig for oil! What's wrong with people? Don't they know I am a_________________?
Wildcatter
Baseball Batter
Paint Splatter
Boll Weevil
The 1900 Galveston hurricane led to this type of city government?
monarchy
commission plan
democratic
republican
Native Americans gave African American this nickname because of their fighting spirit and their matted hair?
Buffalo Soldiers
Airborne Rangers
Navy Seals
Special Ops
This invention helped farmers break through the hard West Texas soil......
Cotton Gin
Drill
Blender
Blue Kelly Steel Plow
This invention helped farmers process cotton faster & cheaper...
Telephone
Cotton Gin
Scrubbing Board
television
It was the largest industry in Texas during the late 19th & early 20th century?
Horticulture
Agriculture
Acupuncture
Insurance
How did colonists in Mexico feel about slavery?
They were all happy that Mexico banned slavery because they wanted freedom for all people
They were upset that Mexico banned slavery because it would negatively affect their farm productivity
They didn’t care strongly about slavery either way.
They did not like the slavery ban because it meant that Mexico would treat them like slaves
Texas Governor James Hogg created this Agency?
Texas Ranger Commission
UIL
UFC Federation
Texas Railroad Commission
Who was the General sent to Texas to report and found that Texans outnumbered Mexicans
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Mier y Teran
Sam Houston
What prevented most Texans from settling & living in West Texas?
Native American attacks
terrible soil
lack of water
mosquitoes
" I really like the taste of cotton. Farmers really hate me. What is my name?"
Cotton Slug
Cotton Patch
Weasel
Boll Weevil
Crude oil goes through what process in order to be used
Refining
Cleaning
Mining
Reconstruction
What was the biggest oil boom in the world?
Spindletop
Goatman's Bridge
Galveston
Beaumont
The oil boom began in Texas in what year?
1601
1775
1492
1901
The Oil boom in Texas created what?
Jobs, Expansion of Industry, a Good Economy
Tenant Farming, Sharecropping
Poor Economy and Loss of Jobs
CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
Which of these men is matched correctly with their "role" during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln - President of the United States during the war
Robert E. Lee - General in command of the Union forces during the war
Ulysses S. Grant - President of the Confederacy during the war
Jefferson Davis - General in command of the Confederate forces during the war
How did the railroad boom effect American Indians?
The were hired to work
They lost there land
they built trains
no effect
How did the railroad effect the cattle industry?
instead of cattle drives they shipped them on trains
they made cattle drives longer
no effect
Where on the map is Mexican Cession? That we received after the Mexican and American War from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Dark Green
Red
Dark Yellow
Brown
Which president of Texas is the SECOND president and considered the "Father of Education" for his work establishing lands for public schools?
Burnet
Houston
Lamar
Jones
Which river did the Republic of Texas claim was the southern boundary of Texas?
The Nueces River
The Brazos River
The Rio Grande
The Gulf of Mexico
Texas was the ___?___ state to join the United States?
28th
29th
30th
31st
Which of these events occurred in 1845?
The U.S annexed Texas
Texas declared independence from Mexico
Slavery in Texas was outlawed
Texas joined the Confederacy
What effect did the Compromise of 1850 have on Texas?
The U.S. government bought land from Texas for 10 million dollars.
The U.S. government bought land from Texas for 10 thousand dollars.
The U.S. government bought land from Texas for 10 billion dollars.
The U.S. government bought land from Texas for 10 trillion dollars.
Which event followed the Mier y Teran Report that increased tension between the settlers and Mexico?
Fredonian Rebellion
The Alamo
Law of April 6, 1830
The Battle of Gonzales
Why did the United States initially refuse to annex Texas?
Most Texans opposed annexation.
Northerners did not want to annex a large slave-holding state.
They did not want to pay Texas debts.
Why is the year 1836 significant in Texas history?
Texas joined the United States
Texas helped Mexico gain independence from Spain
Texas gained independence from Mexico
Texas invade Mexico
How did the Mexican American war begin?
Trade issues with Texas.
Native American conflicts in Texas.
A border argument between Texas and Mexico.
A fist fight between the President of the United States and the President of Mexico.
What concern did the United States have to resist the annexation of Texas initially?
Texas was so large.
Texas allowed slavery
Texas had little to offer.
Texas would be too powerful.
When Texas became a state, what caused the conflict between the United States and Mexico?
Taxation
They disagreed over who would become governor
They disagreed about the southern boundary
They disagreed about the new state's constitution
What were the states that seceded from the United States called?
The South
The Confederacy
The Lower States
The Union
Why is Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the "Father of Texas Education?"
He set aside land for public schools
He purchased the first set of textbooks for public education.
He wrote the first standards from public education
He created a college that trained teachers for public schools.
How did President Sam Houston want to deal with the Indians?
He wanted to make peace.
Ask the Indians to leave Texas
Build a large reservation for the Indians to live on
Leave them alone
As a Republic, what was Texas allowed to do?
Make laws
Have a president
Govern their people
All of the above
THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THE BOX REFER TO WHICH MAJOR ERA IN TEXAS HISTORY?
CIVIL WAR
COTTON, CATTLE & RAILROADS
AGE OF OIL
AGE OF CONTACT
WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS LIKE THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE?
OIL DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS STRONGER DRILL BITS, ALLOWED FOR DEEPER DRILLING AND INCREASED OIL PRODUCTION.
NEW DRILL BITS HELPED THE OIL INDUSTRY REDUCE POLLUTION AND WASTE.
INNOVATIONS ALLOWED ALL TEXANS TO BENEFIT FROM THE WEALTH PRODUCED BY THE OIL INDUSTRY.
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS RARELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON INDUSTRY.
WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARE THE SPEAKERS DISCUSSING?
TEXAS ANNEXATION
RUNAWAY SLAVES
CIVIL WAR
TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
THE TEXAS BORDER DISPUTE ILLUSTRATED IN THIS MAP WAS SETTLED BY THE –
FREDONIAN REBELLION
CIVIL WAR
COMPROMISE OF 1850
TEXAS REVOLUTION
"BOOM AND BUST" CYCLES ARE BEST DESCRIBED AS –
PERIODS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF ECONOMIC DECLINE.
THE IMPACT OF NEW WEAPONS DURING TIMES OF WAR.
PERIODS OF TIME DURING WHICH A STATE'S POPULATION GROWS, THEN DECLINES.
TIMES IN LIFE IN WHICH EVERYTHING GOES YOUR WAY, BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTLY EXPLAINS WHY TEXAS WAS INVOLVED IN THE CIVIL WAR?
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO LISTEN TO TEXANS WHO DEMANDED THAT TARIFFS BE PLACED ON IMPORTED GOODS.
MOST TEXANS FEARED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THREATENED THE SYSTEM OF SLAVERY AND FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN IT.
AS A RESULT OF SECTIONALISM, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES WERE GROWING TOO SIMILAR.
TEXANS DISAGREED WITH OTHER SOUTHERNERS ABOUT THE ISSUE OF STATES' RIGHTS.
THIS PHOTO REPRESENTS AN EXAMPLE OF –
HOW TEXANS HAVE MODIFIED THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
WHY TEXANS HAVE NEVER SETTLED IN THE GREAT PLAINS
WHY FARMING IS IMPOSSIBLE IN THE GREAT PLAINS
SPANISH INFLUENCE ON TEXAS
What did African Americans gain during Reconstruction with a new TX constitution?
men were given the right to vote
men & women were given the right to vote
the Freedmen's Bureau was created
Juneteenth was made a holiday
What was one goal of the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas?
to educate former slaves
to free former slaves
to settle immigrants
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
Document created by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the rebellious states and asked them to join the Union army
Document created by Robert E. Lee that freed the slaves in the rebellious states and asked them to join the Union army
Document created by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the rebellious states and asked them to join the Confedrate army
Document created by Jefferson Davis that freed the slaves in the rebellious states and asked them to join the Union army
What was a major cause of the Civil War?
slavery, states rights, secession
slavery, annexation, secession
slavery, freedom, secession
slavery, cotton, secession
What was the economy of the North?
cotton
corn
factories
farming
What was the economy of the South?
cotton
corn
factories
industries
What is annexation?
to join
to withdraw
to repeat
to help
What is secession?
to withdraw
to join
to add
to multiple
The South viewed slavery as an important part of what?
lives and economy
lives and freedom
lives and their suffering
lives and future
Why did Americans leave other parts of the US and move to Texas?
Land was cheaper
They liked Mexican food
There were already houses built for them to live in.
The buffalo soldiers were Anglo Americans who fought for Texas during the Civil War.
True
False
The steam engine aided the national and international marketing of Texas cotton in the late 1800's.
True
False
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
Constitution
States' Rights
Federalism
Confederacy
More factories, population, and a better navy
Southern advantages
Northern advantages
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
Northern advantages
Southern advantages
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
Fort Sumter
Fort Western
Fort Williams
Fort Apache
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
Anaconda Plan
Rattlesnake Plan
Scorpion Plan
Blockade Plan
4. What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
It made slavery more important to the South.
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
This is the last battle of the Civil War after the war had ended
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Brownsville
Battle of Palimto Ranch
People who rented land, had no tools at all, and paid a larger portion of their crop to the landowners were called
wranglers
dry farmers.
sharecroppers
drovers.
What is the appropriate term for the object shown in this image?
Lariat Wire
Drover Wire
Range Wire
Barbed Wire
Who was the Texas Railroad Commissioner that would later become Governor of Texas?
James Hogg
Sam Houston
George Bush
Quanah Parker
What was the 13th amendment?
Freed all slaves
Gave women the right to vote
gave all immigrants the right to vote
freed indentured servants
