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WorksheetsTexas History Review!
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is an example of Texans adapting to their environment in the dry and hot regions of Texas?
People cut down trees in the rainforest to build homes
People built adobe houses because there were few or no trees.
Families built log cabins using the many trees found on the plains.
Anglo families hired Native Americans to build brick homes.
How did the Native Americans adapt to their environment?
By relying on the natural resources and materials around them
By copying European practices
The Natives did not rely on natural resources
By praying to their gods for food and water
In what year did Mexico win their independence from Spain?
Why is Stephen F. Austin called the "Father of Texas"?
Which pair of actions by President Mirabeau B. Lamar increased the debt of the Republic of Texas?
Forming a police force and drafting a large army
Creating a navy and fighting American Indian groups
Fighting Mexico and sending as expedition to Louisiana
Constructing a grand capital building and creating an army.
What differences did Mirabeau B. Lamar and Sam Houston have?
Lamar didn't want to tax the people
Lamar wanted Texas to stay independent
Houston wasn't worried about the debt.
Houston did not want to become part of the United States
What does this image represent?
Manifest Destiny
Eastward Expansion
Universal Expansion
Divine Nature
A key difference between the Northern and the Southern economies of the United States was that the South ______________ than the North.
had more factories
wanted higher import taxes
had smaller farms
relied on slavery more
The emancipation of slaves in Texas became effective when?
General Ganger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
the Civil War ended at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified
Which of the following statements about the Thirteenth Amendment is true?
It provided freedmen with voting rights
It guaranteed freedmen freedom of speech
It provided freedmen with access to the court system
It bans the institution of slavery
Which of the following is celebrated as an official state holiday in Texas and is known as Juneteenth?
The Freedmen’s Bureau was created.
News of the end of slavery reached Texas.
The Voting Rights Act was passed.
The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery was passed.
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in -
1865
1836
1861
1845
Which of the following were geographic features that favored the growth of the cattle industry in Texas?
a good climate
an endless supply of grass
prairies with room to roam
All of the above
This advancement led to the development of a meat packing industry in Texas since livestock could now be slaughtered and packaged then shipped and sold elsewhere.
Refrigeration
Steel plow
Windmill
Mechanical Reaper
What two inventions effectively ended Open-Range Ranching?
railroad, the windmill
barbed wire, the railroad
barbed wire, the windmill
steel plow, railroad
What caused the population "boom" in Beaumont, Texas? Population grew from 10,000 to 50,000 within a year.
The cattle drive industry was prospering.
The lumber industry producing more lumber for steel.
Discovery of oil on a hill called Spindletop.
Discovery of gold and other precious metals.
Which region contains a significant amount of oil wells compared to the others?
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
Mountain and Basins
Great Plains
In what year did oil drillers discover the first major oil field in Texas?
1901
1836
1865
1918
One reason that the U.S. entered World War I was the sinking of the British passenger ship called the Lusitania. Another reason was...
the proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico known as the "Zimmerman Note"
Germany had attacked our capitol in Washington D.C. and destroyed the White House
the Prime Minister of Canada [America's closest ally] had been assassinated
NONE of these answers are correct
Wars often create a boost to a country's economy because...
factories are needed to produce war items, which will create new jobs and increased income for workers
after the war is over, the losing side has to pay the winning side a "Loser's Fee"
treasure hunters are able to search through the wreckage of ships sunk during the war
architects and building contractors are usually needed to help rebuild the areas damaged by the war
What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Dwight Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nicon
What era in history is represented in the article?
Progressivism
WWll
Cold War
Civil Rights
The logo represents
group that worked to abolish slavery
organization that supported civil rights for minorities
group that elected officials that have represented Texas
organization that opposed the passage of the 14th amendment
Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Thurgood Marshall
Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
Mary Washington
Jackie Kennedy
Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks
Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.
Brown vs. the Board of Education
13th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Jim Crow Laws
