Who were the two candidates in the U.S. Presidential election of 1844?

Which candidate supported annexation and won the election of 1844?

Territory in northern Mexico that was ceded to the United States; Mexico was paid 15 million dollars for this land.

Mexico believed that this was the boundary between Mexico and Texas.

Treaty that formally ended the Mexican American War

U.S. General who captured Mexico City

The first action of the war took place when Mexican troops crossed over this and attacked U.S. troops

The belief that the Unit States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

Commander of U.S. forces in Texas when the Mexican War began; known as Rough and Ready

What modern day states make up Mexico's northern territories?

An important victory for the U.S. during the was won by Winfield Scott when he captured what important city?

What country did Texas belong to during the Mexican American War?

The first original purchase offer between the United States and Mexico was for 30 million dollars to buy the Mexican Cession. Mexico declined.

Who was President fo the U.S. during the Mexican American War?

What was the Compromise of 1850 and why was it written?

When Mexico lost the Mexican American War, what did they loose?

The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers.

Describes forced separation between whites and African Americans in public

Voting Rights

People who desired to farm but did not have the land or supplies to do so. They would therefor farm someone else's land and give a large portion fo the profit to the landowner.

The end of slavery

People who supported the Union

This is a person who lived mostly in the south, support slavery and state's rights

Requirement of military service

Freed slaves were referred to as freed people

Tax on certain goods

To bring charges against a public official

Rule by military authority

To leave the union, or formally withdraw

This is the name given to the time period following the Civil War. 1865-1877.

Who was President of the U.S. during the Civil War?

What was created to help Freedmen to become educated and get a job?

What years are referred to as the Antebellum Years?

The first state to succeed from the union on the United States...

Juneteenth is still celebrated today to remember the day the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced in Texas.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

Place these events in correct order:

I. Election of Abraham Lincoln

II. Battle of Sabine Pass

III. Texas formally admitted to the Confederacy

IV. Last Battle of the Civil War

Which battle start the Civil War?

Which battles took place in Texas?

How many Texans were killed during the Civil War?

Who was a military leader in the Confederate Army from Texas?

Who was the main northern general?

Who was the main southern general?

Which industries did Texas create during the Civil War to aide the war effort?

North was know for steamboat transportation and the South was known for transportation by railroads.

What were the main reason why Texas fought in the Civil War?

Unfenced land

The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market

A person who moves livestock over land to market

A place where livestock are penned before they are slaughtered or shipped elsewhere

A ranch hand who takes care of saddle horses

A state of enforced isolation designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests

The small, hardy horse of the West descended from horses brought by the Spanish

Barbed-wire fence dozen of miles long used in Texas Panhandle to mark the northern and souther limits of a rancher's land and cattle from drifting off the land and wild cattle form drifting onto it.

A person who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of the crop

Left unplanted for one of more growing seasons

Which era is history is associated with the cattle drives?

What significant problem threatened the Texas cattle market not long after drives began in 1866?

What factors contributed to the growth of the cotton industry in Texas after the Civil War?

Why did ranchers begin to sell their cattle outside of Texas after the Civil War?

How did the invention of barbed wire modify the landscape of the range?

Charles Goodnight established the JA Ranch and was a developer of the Goodnight-Loving Cattle Trail. He was also a cattle breeder making some of the best beef in the United States.

To agree to or allow

A unit of land to 1 square mile or 640 acres

Law discriminating against African Americans

The practice of drinking little or no alcohol

The right to vote

Teaching males and females in the same classes

A combination of companies formed by agreement to reduce competition

To make rules or laws to control something

Exclusive possession or control

A legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property and pay back the money over a period of years.

Connecting or existing in areas within a state

How did life in rural and urban Texas compare in the early 1900s?

Which groups challenged Democrats' hold on Texas State Government but were unable to take control of the state.

Pick all that are true

Select all the movements that occurred from 1890s-1930s

A building equipped to refine or process products such as oil, metals, or sugar

A town that experiences sudden growth in population and business

A framework or tower that supports a drill over a deep hole

Nongovernment currency that could be spent only at a company store

One of 12 district banks of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States that manages the nation's money supply and banking system

Generally, jobs not requiring physical labor

A person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money

A person who urges or works for improvement and change

A form of city government in which citizens elect officials to head departments such as public safety and human services; the mayor has little power

The careful use of natural resources to prevent them from being lost or wasted

The condition of being successful or thriving; especially economic well-being

What industries flourished in Texas following the discovery of oil?

What cities became economic centers (Boomtowns) for Texas in the early 1900s?

Why did the refinery industry in Texas concentrate in the Houston area?

Where did the first oil strike occur in Texas?

What year was the first oil strike?

What did leaders in Galveston do to prevent damage from future hurricanes after the Hurricane of 1900?

What caused the Dust Bowl?

What parts of Texas were affected by the Dust Bowl?

What policies were put in place to prevent a future Dust Bowl in Texas?

Germany, Italy, and Japan- The three dictatorships that formed an alliance to first World War II.

A group of nations including Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the United States who united to fight during World War II

To work or act together with others for a common goal or purpose

To discuss an issue at length and in detail

A large combat in an army

An army unit consisting of three or four companies of troops

The front line where combat between opposing armies occurs

A training session in which civilians seek shelter as they would if enemy airplanes were bombing their city

Ideas or statements that are spread for the purpose of promoting one sides' views and presenting an opposing side in negative ways

Human-made replacement for a natural product

To study an event or behavior to see if an illegal action has occurred

To equip with machinery, especially to replace human or animal labor

How did Texas on the homefront help with the war effort?

What were the significant training bases that were established in Texas during World War II?

How did World War II affect the economy of Texas?

African American and Mexican Americans from Texas served in the armed forces during the war which caused racial tensions to increase during World War II.

Select the answers that are true about Sam Rayburn

Select the answers that are true about Jack "Cactus" John N. Garner

Constitutional principle that ensures that government powers are limited in order to protect individual rights

Constitutional principle that divides power among different branches of government

Constitutional principle that gives each branch of government the ability to limit the power of other branches

Constitutional principle that recognizes peoples' fundamental rights

Composed of two legislative chambers of houses

An area represented by a member of the legislature

Difficult to understand due to having many parts or pieces

A constitutionally set 140 day session of the Texas State Legislature that occurs every other year in odd numbered years

A session of the Texas State Legislature called by the government to address particular issues

To charge a state official with a crime, leading to a trial in the state Senate

The power of the Texas Governor to reject only some provisions of a spending bill

Relating to the government of a town or city

The governing body of Texas counties

A person from another country who does not have proper documentation

An oath that must be taken by all individuals gaining citizenship through naturalization

A group of people seeking to advance their views on a public issue