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Semester 2 review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the 1st President of Texas?

a)

David G. Burnett

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

2.

Who was the 2nd and 4th President of Texas

a)

David G. Burnett

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Mirabeau Lamar

3.

Why was Texas in so much debt?

a)

War, too much printed money, and no land left to sell

b)

No way to import and export goods, didn't print enough money, no one wanted to buy the land

c)

Texas over-taxed its citizens, Mexico wouldn't pay for Texas' war debt

4.

Where did Lamar move the capital of the Republic? This became the PERMANENT CAPITAL.

a)

San Antonio

b)

Houston

c)

Austin

d)

El Paso

5.
Who was the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
David G. Burnett
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
d)
Anson Jones
6.
To incorporate another country or territory into another
a)
Annihilate
b)
Asphyxiate
c)
Annexation
d)
Agreeable
7.
Which event resulted from the Comanche refusing to give up all their Texas hostages and instead bringing just one injured girl.
a)
Battle of Neches
b)
Archive War
c)
Council House Fight
d)
Treaty of Velasco
8.
Why do we have 3 branches of government instead of 1 branch?
a)
to mix things up
b)
we like odd numbers
c)
to limit power
d)
that is what they had in England
9.
Prevents misuse of power
a)
Federalisms
b)
Separation of powers
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
Limited Government
10.
Each branch having its own power is an example of 
a)
Federalism
b)
Separation of Power 
c)
Checks and Balances 
d)
Republicanism 
11.
the president can appoint federal judges, the supreme court can declare a law unconstitutional, and congress over riding a presidential veto of a law are all examples of 
a)
the 3 branches of the US government
b)
the idea of separation of powers
c)
the principle of checks and balances
d)
the system of federalism
12.

What principle of gov't does the image depict?

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks and Balances

13.

If the president and congress disagree over a tax bill, the president can veto the the bill. Which principle applies to this?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Individual Rights

14.

The political division that occurred between regions in the U.S. prior to the war is known as...

a)

States Rights

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Political Rivalry

d)

Slavery

15.

________________ refused to take the oath of loyalty to the Confederacy and was removed as governor of Texas.

a)

John Bell Hood

b)

Francis Lubbock

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Stephen F. Austin

16.

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Sam Houston

17.

Who was President of the United States of America during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Sam Houston

18.
Texas was a part of the... 
a)
Pacific North West
b)
Union
c)
Deep South
d)
Confederate
19.
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 
a)
seceded
b)
annexed
c)
ejected
d)
ran away 
20.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
a)
To integrate African Americans fully into Southern society
b)
To ensure the South paid off all its war debts
c)
To restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
d)
To establish Northern control over the South
25.

Era of history following the Civil War during which the United States was rebuilt.

a)

Civil War era

b)

Revolutionary era

c)

Mexican National era

d)

Reconstruction era

26.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
27.
What is a sharecropper?
a)
Someone who shares their crops 
b)
A farmer who uses someone else land and pays the landowner with crops
c)
Someone who buys crops and sells them
28.
Which explains a change in lifestyle of American Indian tribes after the Civil War?
a)
Many tribes experienced drought and famine.
b)
Many tribes moved westward to find buffalo.
c)
Tribes were removed to reservations.
d)
Tribes farmed after buffalo herds disappeared.
29.
How did the end of the Civil War affect the cattle industry?
a)
The demand for beef in the East brought rapid growth.
b)
Farmers had to move west and take land needed for grazing.
c)
Much of the land used for grazing was destroyed in the war.
d)
The loss in the Confederacy brought many cowboys to Texas.
30.
What was the reason for the invention of Barbed wire?
a)
Needed to keep pigs in pens
b)
Use of natural fences in the past 
c)
earlier inventors of fence influence
d)
drawings created by Indians
31.
Which of the cattle trails began before the civil war ended?
a)
Shawnee Trail
b)
Western Trail
c)
Goodnight-Loving Trail
d)
Chisolm Trail
32.
What kind of conflicts would take place between Farmers & Ranchers?
a)
Fighting over water rights & cutting barbed wire
b)
Fighting over reservation land
c)
Fighting corrupt Railroad companies
33.

What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.

a)

The cattle drive industry was prospering.

b)

The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.

c)

Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.

d)

Discovery of gold and other precious metals.

34.

Which two Texas cities boom into major cities as a result of the oil industry?

a)

El Paso, Lubbock.

b)

Dallas, El Paso.

c)

Dallas, Houston.

d)

Lubbock, San Antonio

35.

Oil was referred to as _________________________ since it had the power to make overnight millionaires.

a)

Crude Gold

b)

Crude Money

c)

Liquid Cash

d)

Black Gold

36.

Before the Oil industry, what was the main economic industry in Texas?

a)

Cattle & Railroads.

b)

Petroleum

c)

Petrochemicals

d)

Lumber

37.

In what year did oil drillers discover the first major oil field in Texas?

a)

1901

b)

1836

c)

1865

d)

1918

38.

Where was the first major Oil discovery in Texas?

a)

Spindle top

b)

Dallas

c)

Permian Basin

d)

East Texas

39.

What's the other name for crude oil?

a)

Petrolate

b)

Petroleum

c)

Boroleum

d)

Bitumen

40.

A town that grows rapidly because of the discovery of oil is called a what?

a)

Busttown

b)

Boomtown

c)

Cooltown

d)

Whatevertown

41.

Alternate periods of high and low levels of economic activity in the business cycle.

a)

Boom and Bust

b)

High and Lows

c)

Ups and Downs

d)

Increase and Decrease

42.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.
43.
Explain the Stock Market Crash.
a)
People purchased stocks with credit, got scared and sold their stocks. There was no money to pay people their money
b)
People purchased stock
c)
People threw their money away
44.
What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?
a)
Bank closures
b)
Foreclosures on their farms and homes
c)
Stockmarket
d)
All of the above
45.
What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?
a)
Roosevelts boys
b)
Newer Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
FDR's relief
46.
What did the 18th Amendment do?
a)
I gave all citizens the right to vote
b)
It gave the government the ability to tax income
c)
It created Social Security
d)
I made the sale and production of alcohol illegal 
47.
What is Prohibition?
a)
Fun
b)
alcohol is illegal
c)
alcohol is legal
d)
No Fun
48.
The Great Depression only took place in the cities.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
The Dust Bowl caused many to move EAST?
a)
True
b)
False
50.
The Dust Bowl happened during the Great Depression?
a)
True 
b)
False
51.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.
52.
President during the 1930s who was considered a failure because he couldn't fix the Great Depression.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Jessie Owens
53.
Bob lived during a time when there were large dust storms and no rain for weeks or months at a time.  This was known as the
a)
Great Recession
b)
TVA
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
CCC
54.

After a change to the constitution has been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, what fraction of the state legislatures must ratify (approve) the amendment before it is added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

2/3

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

1/3

55.

What fraction of the House of Representatives and Senate must pass a proposed amendment before it goes to the state legislatures for ratification?

a)

2/3

b)

3/4

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

56.

Gave citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

a)

23rd Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

57.

Gave women the right to vote

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

58.

Allows citizens to have the right to

speak

a)

Freedom of Assembly

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Freedom of Religion

d)

Freedom of Speech

e)

Right to Petition

59.
Freedom of religion and speech
a)
amendment 2
b)
amendment 1
c)
amendment 3
60.
powers not delegated to the federal government are held by the states
a)
amendment 2
b)
amendment 4
c)
amendment 10
d)
amendment 11
61.

13th Amendment

a)

A person must get their rights read to them and they do not have to testify against their self. Eminent Domain - the government can force you to sell your property for the common good.

b)

Citizens may have rights not listed in the Constitution

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Powers of the states; each state can have its own government and make its own law

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