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Worksheets3rd 9 Weeks SS Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
In 1861, a civil war began in the United States. What was a major issue that caused division between the northern and southern states?
Annexation
Immigration
Reconstruction
Slavery
Using the timeline above, what is an immediate CAUSE for Texas to secede from the Union?
Abe Lincoln elected as President
The beginning of the Civil War, when the Confederate Army attacked Fort Sumter.
Abe Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.
The end of the Civil War
What can you conclude about Texas and the issue of secession based on the map above?
Texans wanted to partner with the northern states and leave the south.
Texans wanted to partner with Mexico and leave the United States.
More counties in Texas supported the idea of seceding from the Union.
More counties in Texas against the idea of seceding from the Union.
Which type of shading belongs on Texas?
What is a social impact of Texas' involvement in the Civil War?
Texas Indians were able to take back land while the Texas men were away serving in the war.
With many Texas men away fighting, women and children were left to continue the work and defend their homes.
Slaves and servants were no longer needed in Texas with so many men ready to serve in the army.
Fewer men were available to serve in government, so more women served as political leaders during the Civil War.
After reading the selection above, what did "Cotton is King" mean during the Civil War?
Cotton plantations were owned by the King family.
The Southern states grew a lot of tobacco.
Cotton was one of the Southern states' biggest exports.
The king of the South set the prices for cotton at the plantations.
What increased because of the success of the cotton gin and cotton production?
buying wheat
growing corn
planting tobacco
slave labor
According to the map above, the last battle of the Civil War in which the Confederacy won occurred in Texas on May 1865 at what site?
Sabine Pass
Galveston
Palmito Ranch
Mexico
Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?
Presidents' Day
Jim Crow Day
Juneteenth
D-Day
Which of the following agricultural practices replaced slavery in Texas and the United States?
Equal Pay
19th Amendment
Slavery
Sharecropping
Look at the timeline above. What year was Texas readmitted into the United States?
`865
1869
1870
1874
As a condition to reentering the Union, states had to draft new constitutions under the Reconstruction Acts. What new adoption was included in the Constitution of 1869?
Provided homestead and public land grants and established the Permanent School Fund.
Declared Texas and independent state and prohibited slavery.
Protected slavery but outlawed slave trade in Texas.
Slavery is outlawed and gave African Americans the right to vote
Enslaved African Americans living in Texas were freed after the Civil War. Despite this, some laws were passed to limit the activities of newly freed African Americans. These laws were called —
Black Codes.
Reconstruction.
equal rights.
community rules.
After the Civil War, Texas had a large supply of cattle. In the North, the demand for beef was rising. These events led to which of the following economic activities?
The demand for beef decreased in the South.
Ranches in Texas did not have enough cattle to sell in the North.
Cattle trails transported cattle to the North where beef was in high demand.
Ranchers in Texas were not able to make money raising cattle
What impact did Richard King have on the Texas cattle industry?
Captain Richard King and his partner started the largest cattle ranch in the United States.
Captain Richard King and his partner built the largest dairy farm in Texas.
Captain Richard King helped develop cattle train stations that started in Texas.
The cattle industry would not exist in Texas without Richard King and his partner’s investment in Texas oil.
In the 19th century, the Texas cattle industry increased profits because of the growing popularity of beef around the United States. This is an example of—
boom and bust.
supply and demand.
checks and balances.
science and technology.
According to the chart, what percent did the North have of the railroad mileage?
92%
86%
71%
29%
According to the map, why did MOST cattle trails run north and south in the late 1800's?
to reach major rivers in the west
to make travel easier for the cattle
to create shorter routes to seaports
to connect cattle ranches to railroads
According to the map, the Chisholm Trail started in south Texas and ran north through Oklahoma to ---
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Ogallala, Nebraska.
Abilene, Kansas.
Sedalia, Missouri.
Which Texan was responsible for blazing a new trail that ran west into New Mexico and passed through Colorado?
John Sedalia
Jesse Chisholm
Captain Richard King
Charles Goodnight
Why was Lizzie Johnson a famous Texan?
She disguised herself as a soldier and fought in the Civil War.
She was the first woman in Texas to ride the Chisholm Trail with a herd of cattle.
She helped to develop the largest cattle ranch in Texas called the Johnson Ranch.
She developed a process for making sweetened condensed milk so it could be stored without refrigeration.
Who invented barbed wire and changed the cattle-ranching industry?
Gail Borden
Patillo Higgins
Joseph Glidden
Cyrus McCormick
How did the development of railroads change the Texas economy?
Goods arrived to market faster.
People moved from the cities to farms.
Employment opportunities in cities declined.
People will only need to travel by train.
How did the expansion of the railroad system in Texas affect the everyday life of the American Indians?
As the railroads expanded, hunters began to kill off more and more buffalo in Texas which made it difficult for the American Indians.
Many American Indians in Texas appreciated the railroad because it gave them an easier way to trade with other tribes.
American Indians in Texas were not affected by the expansion of the railway system.
The buffalo population increased with the expansion of the railroad system.
What system did the U.S. government adopt to encourage settlement in Texas?
involving ranchers in decision making
offering settlers expensive homesteads
teaching American Indian groups to raise buffalo
moving American Indian groups onto reservations
Which event directly contributed to a rapid increase in population in Texas in 1902?
The beginning of the Civil War
Invention of the Hughes drill bit
Discovery of oil at Spindletop
The innovation of agriculture equipment for drilling
Which environmental issue has been a negative result of oil drilling in Texas?
rainforest destruction
global warming
nuclear waste
water pollution
What was an economic impact of oil discovery in Texas?
Texas restricted exploration for oil which reduced opportunities for economic development in the state.
Oil discoveries in Texas was one of the major reasons people were moving to Texas cities in the early 1900’s.
Exploration and drilling for oil decreased business opportunities for Texas citizens.
Texas oil discoveries led to a decrease in populations in cities.
Using the maps above, determine which region of Texas had the most early oil discoveries.
North Central Plains
Mountain and Basins
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
Which industry encouraged oil production and benefited from the Texas oil boom?
automobile
conservation
wind power
cattle raising
