WorksheetsTXH Unit 7 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the correct chronological order of the Units we've studied?
1. Age of Contact
2. Mexican National Era
3. Texas Revolution
4. Civil War
1. Texas Revolution
2. Mexican National Era
3. Civil War
4. Age of Contact
1. Age of Contact
2. Texas Revolution
3. Mexican National Era
4. Civil War
1. Age of Contact
2. Mexican National Era
3. Civil War
4. Texas Revolution
In 1867, the U.S. agreed with many Native American leaders to an end to conflict, with most leaving for reservations. What was this treaty called?
Treaty of Versailles
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek
Treaty of Sitting Bull
The period after the Civil War (1865-1876) where the North (Union) tried to rebuild the South is called ______________
Reiteration
Reparation
Revolution
Reconstruction
This Kiowa Chief refused to surrender, and famously butchered U.S. merchants he felt were invading his territory in the Salt Creek Massacre
Quanah Parker
Santanta
Sitting Bull
Victorio
What were the TWO key U.S. Army strategies for defeating the Native Americans?
Destroy the buffalo
Destroy the crops
Destroy their religion
Destroy the villages
Land set aside for the Native American people were called (a)
Who was the last free Comanche leader, who later became a successful rancher?
Quanah Parker
Santanta
Sitting Bull
Victorio
What was the nickname given to the U.S. 10th Cavalry, a group of highly skilled African-American soldiers who defended the Texas frontier?
Buffalo Soldiers
Freedmen Soldiers
Texas Rangers
Unionites
What group, founded by Stephen F. Austin, became the most respected police force in Texas?
Buffalo Soldiers
The Cavalry Men
Texas Rangers
State Troopers
What skills were the Texas Rangers known for? Select all that apply
Horse Riding
Marksmanship
Strategizing
Tracking
Which of the following was NOT one of the struggles for Native Americans on reservations?
Lack of food
Tribal feuds
Spread of disease
U.S. invasion
Where did cattle and horses in Texas originally come from?
Canada
England
South America
Spain
Why did cowboys drive cattle northward on the Open Range?
To ship them on railroads for more money
To get the sick cattle out of Texas
To replace the buffalo herds they had killed
As an excuse to ride around on their horses and be free
What was the primary export of Texas in the 1800s?
Cattle
Cotton
Oil
Steel
What did Robert Munger's Cotton Gin do?
Fertilized the soil to make more cotton
Quickly removed seeds from the cotton plants
Drove the cotton to markets in record time
Converted cotton into oil
What TWO groups replaced slave labor on cotton plantations?
International Farmers
Native Labor
Tenant Farmers
Sharecroppers
What ended the era of the open range?
Native American attacks
Barbed Wire fencing
Government regulations
The Civil War
What was the "domino effect" of the railroads?
Railroad smoke caused pollution, leading to widespread disease
Railroads cost more and more to build, ruining the Texas economy and cities
Every industry in Texas could use the railroads, so they all did better, helping the entire economy
The domino effect referred to cotton, not the railroads
What were the big negatives from the expansion of the railroads? Select all that apply
Owners of the railroads formed monopolies and trusts, creating unfair wages
Railroads cost the government lots of money
Working conditions on the railroads were very dangerous
Towns that the railroads avoided became ghost towns
Which groups of immigrants helped build the railroads?
British
Chinese
Irish
German
What's the definition of a trust?
When one company dominates an entire industry
When a few companies combine to fix prices instead of competing
When there are no dominant companies in an industry
When companies rely on each other between different industries
When was Texas' current Constitution written?
1776
1845
1861
1876
What type of political ideas did the Texas Constitution prefer?
Small Government, Pro State's Rights
Large Government, Pro State's Rights
Small Government, Pro Federal Power
Large Government, Pro Federal Power
This non-renewable resource creates things like gasoline, kerosine, and plastic:
Cotton
Oil
Gold
Plasma
The "boomtown" event found more oil for Texans than all other oil drills in the country combined:
Fort Worth Oil
Spindletop
Galveston
Houston
What is the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history?
Oklahoma Tornadoes of 1901
Hurricane Katrina
The California Tsunami of 1910
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
What Texan led the fight for regulation against railroad monopolies and trusts?
James S. Hogg
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
What institution in Texas regulates the railroad industry?
Texas Transportation Agency
Railroad and Oil Institution
Texas Railroad Commission
Antitrust Agency
What Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?
10th
13th
19th
27th
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Urbanization?
Cities offered better education and economic mobility
There was less entertainment and resources in cities than in rural areas
Crowding, disease, and unclean water were more common in cities
Crime was higher in cities than in rural areas
