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UIL Study Guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.

All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT -

a)

Tariffs

b)

Election of 1860

c)

States Rights

d)

Texas joining the United States

3.
Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?  
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Francis Lubbock
c)
Sam Houston
d)
John Bell Hood
4.
Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union? 
a)
They were tired of paying high federal income tax. 
b)
They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president. 
c)
They felt the United States gave states too many rights. 
d)
They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.
5.
In Texas history, what is the significance of the year 1861? 
a)
The legislature passed a law making fence-cutting a felony. 
b)
Hurricane winds destroyed the area surrounding Galveston. 
c)
Charles Goodnight created the first cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle. 
d)
The Secession Convention decided that Texas should withdraw from the Union.
6.
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
7.
Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?  
a)
Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy 
b)
the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war
c)
the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades
d)
Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier
8.
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
9.
Why did the southern states threaten to secede?
a)
They thought that Lincoln would end slavery. 
b)
Lincoln would never end slavery 
c)
They thought Lincoln would be a bad president 
d)
Lincoln wanted war with Mexico
10.
All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT: (7.5C) 
a)
fought along the Rio Grande River 
b)
fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North
c)
stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides
d)
last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas
11.
"...the North perhaps is and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union. There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure. " -Elm Fork Echoes, VXX, May 1992 
The author in the writing above wants to prevent the —
a)
Texas Revolution 
b)
Mexican War 
c)
Civil War 
d)
American Revolution
12.
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.
13.
“I write you this letter as it may be my last.  We sit at Fort Griffin, at the outlet of two rivers as they pour into the Gulf of Mexico. Our job is to prevent the Union General Franklin and his troops from capturing Houston and Beaumont.  Alas, there are only 40 of us.  Our plan is to hold our fire as long as we can, luring the Union boats in closer and then open fire with our cannons.  If we can win, we think we can restore morale…” What will happen next
a)
The Texas boats will win the Battle of Galveston. 
b)
Troops will hear than Robert E. Lee has surrendered. 
c)
Texas will start a blockade of its coast. 
d)
The Texas troops will win the Battle of Sabine Pass.
14.
The 13th Amendment was added to the Constitution to end-?  
a)
the Civil War
b)
slavery
c)
Reconstruction
d)
inequality among races
15.
During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?
a)
African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau. 
b)
By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants. 
c)
African-American men were denied the right to vote.
d)
African Americans were granted equal protection under the law.
16.

What is the continent above?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

17.

What continent is shown?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

18.

What Theme of Geography is being Shown?

a)

Movement

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Location

19.

What theme of Geography is being shown?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

20.

The Amazon Rainforest is located in...

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Europe

21.

What theme of geography is being shown

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

22.
A sequence of actions, natural and/or cultural, that shape and change environments, places and societies.
a)
Environments
b)
Sustainability
c)
Values
d)
Processes
23.
May be Spatial = the arrangement of features on the earth’s surface; or Temporal = how characteristics differ over time in recognisable ways.
a)
Phenomena
b)
Patterns
c)
Perspectives
d)
Values
24.

Which of the following statements about Latitude is false?

a)

The Equator is the 0° line

b)

Lines of Latitude measure the distance east or west of the Equator.

c)

Latitudes are called parallels, because they don't cross one another.

d)

Latitudes get shorter towards the poles.

25.

Which of the following is not a Cardinal Direction?

a)

North

b)

Southeast

c)

West

d)

Northwest

26.

37°69'07" N 97°34'27" W is an example of what?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

27.

Which part of a map would you look at to understand symbols and shading?

a)

Scale bar

b)

Title

c)

Locator

d)

Key

28.

The idea that power should be balanced between different branches of government

a)

Separation of Power

b)

Federalism

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Colonialism

29.

Another name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution

a)

Compromise

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Individual Rights

30.

The idea that Government gets its power from the people

a)

Emancipation

b)

Manumission

c)

Enumerated Powers

d)

Popular Sovereignty

31.

The division of power between the National and the State government

a)

Monarchy

b)

Bipartisanism

c)

Federalism

d)

Limited Government

32.

These people supported the Constitution and argued for ratification.

a)

Americans

b)

Federalist

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Democratic-Republicans.

33.

These men argued against ratification and only agreed after a compromise was reached - the Bill of Rights

a)

Federalist

b)

Journalist

c)

Anti-Federalist

d)

Democratic-Republicans

34.

This branch of government is responsible for writing laws

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

State

35.

When both sides give up something in order to reach an agreement we call it a...

a)

Come back

b)

Sell out

c)

Set back

d)

Compromise

36.

This branch of government is responsible for enforcing the law.

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

State

d)

Executive

37.

These are the powers expressly written in the Constitution

a)

Enumerated Powers

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Emoluments Clause

38.
The governor of Texas at the time of secession was... 
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Abraham Lincoln 
39.
Who was the commander of the Union army? 
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln 
40.
Who won the battles of the Civil War that were fought in Texas? 
a)
The Confederate 
b)
The Union 
c)
Mexico 
d)
Texas 
41.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all... 
a)
Battles of the Mexican Revolution. 
b)
Civil War battles in Texas. 
c)
Turning points for the Civil War. 
d)
Part of the Texas Revolution. 
42.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
43.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
44.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
45.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
46.
What was the immediate effect, in terms of slavery, during the Civil War after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued? 
a)
Nothing
b)
Freed all Slaves
c)
Only freed slaves in the South
d)
Only freed slaves in Border States
47.
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property and not citizens when this person sued for freedom.
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Dubois
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Dred Scott
48.

This abolitionist wrote the powerful novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

a)

Ida Wells-Barnett

b)

W.E.B. Dubois

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

49.
__________ means to have influences from many different countries.
a)
Contribution
b)
Culture
c)
Diversity
d)
Agriculture
50.
A ____________ is the act of giving or doing something.
a)
contribution
b)
culture 
c)
diversity
d)
agriculture
51.
Mardi Gras celebrations started in which U.S. region?
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
Southwest
d)
Southeast
52.
How is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
a)
People eat with family and friends.
b)
People count down to midnight.
c)
People light candles every night.
d)
People sing and dance around in a circle.
53.
Where is the largest Chinese New Year celebration held?
a)
Southeast
b)
Midwest
c)
West
d)
Southwest
54.
Which region is known for gumbo?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
55.
____________ is a type of music played on fiddles, banjos, and guitars.
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Greengrass
c)
Jazz
d)
Classical
56.
Why are there many different languages spoken in the United States?
a)
People don't understand English.
b)
Immigrants brought their languages with them to the U.S.
c)
People could not decide on one language to speak.
d)
Immigrants took English with them to their home countries.
57.
Miami is an example of a(n) ____________ community.
a)
surburban
b)
urban
c)
rural
d)
crowded
58.
Coastal areas tend to have mild climates.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Religion is one of the major influences on how people of a culture see the world.
a)
True 
b)
False
60.
Cultural regions can be large or relatively small.
a)
True
b)
False

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