WorksheetsUIL 7-8 SS REVIEW 2023
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 32mins
How is states’ rights defined?
Economic principle that states that if supply is greater than demand, prices fall, but if demand is greater than supply, prices rise.
The interdependence of the nations of the world that has been created as goods, ideas, and people move across the globe.
Rights held by states that place limits on the implied powers of the federal government over state governments.
Formal joining of one political region to another
Why did the North want to increase tariffs?
Safeguard farms
To protect its industries
To decrease immigration
Lower the national debt
How did the Civil War affect the economy of Texas?
Expanded Industries increased the variety of products.
New transportation routes prevented a disruption in trade.
Provided new sources for products
Naval blockade prevented trade causing hardship
What were some of the social effects of Reconstruction on Texas?
Improved education, civil rights and positions of political power for African Americans
Decreased number of industrial jobs
Fewer colleges and universities
Religious movement spread throughout the state.
Why did some Confederate forces continue to fight after Lee’s surrender?
Increased migration from the North
Thought winning the war was still possible.
Because of an agreement with Great Britain
To obtain mineral resources in Texas
_____ was elected Governor of Texas in 1861 only to join the Confederate army in 1863.
Francis Lubbock
James Throckmorton
Richard Coke
Elisha Pease
Who received a special medal for his actions in the Confederate victory at Sabine Pass?
Lawrence Ross
Felix Robertson
John Wharton
Dick Dowling
Which natural region includes the Neches, Sabine and Trinity Rivers as well as Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn Reservoirs?
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
What noticeable feature in the Great Plains is a hard bed of rock below the soil?
Caprock
Davis Mountains
Hueco Tanks State Historical Park
Spindletop Hill
Which ranch is the largest one on the South Texas Plain, stretching for more than 1 million acres?
XIT Ranch
Circle L Ranch
JA Ranch
King Ranch
What city replaces the question mark?
Austin
El Paso
Fort Worth
Midland
What action did Olmsted suggest Texans take to modify the environment?
Build industry
Construct fewer homes
Farm the land
Build highways
Which new technology helped increase ranching and farming in dry West Texas?
Solar farms
Looms
Metal fence posts
Windmills
Who has these duties and powers?
Senate
County Judge
House of Representatives
Mayor
What is the function of the court system?
Enforce the laws passed by the legislature
Decide legal cases by interpreting and applying the law
Pass laws
Educate the youth
What makes up about 55 percent of the state’s tax revenue?
Bonds
License fees
Sales tax
Motor fuels tax
When did the last land action of the Civil War take place?
April 5, 1864
May 13, 1865
February 2. 1863
September 19, 1863
Where did the last land action of the Civil War take place?
Palmito Ranch
Red River
Galveston
Sabine Pass
What did the Proclamations of the 15th and 19th of April 1861 by the President of the United States declare?
The first formal proposal to unite the American colonies
Border dispute between New Mexico and Texas was settled
This law offered 160 acres of land free to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for five years
Laws of the United States were opposed in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
How was the term writ of habeas corpus defined in this selection?
Grant nationality
A law that required men to serve in the military or be drafted
To bring a prisoner or other detainee before the court to determine if a person’s imprisonment or detention is lawful
Protected a family’s home and up to 50 acres of land from seizure for debts
According to the Proclamation dated April 2, 1866, what was the only state where there was armed resistance to the authority of the United States?
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
California
Who was to ratify the Texas Ordinance of Secession for it to take effect?
Texas Senate
Governor of Texas
People of Texas
Only citizens of Austin
Which District of Texas was to hold their election on the Ordinance of Secession on February 19, 1861?
El Paso
Goliad
Nacogdoches
Victoria
When, if ratified, would the Texas Ordinance of Secession take effect and be in force?
February 23, 1861
March 30, 1861
February 19, 1861
March 2, 1861
What is sectionalism?
The placing of the interests of one’s own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole
Seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities and to correct injustices in American life.
Belief that government should be based on the consent of the people.
The policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker nations or territories
What elected office replaces the question mark about Ulysses S. Grant?
Senator from Ohio
President of the United States
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
President of the Confederacy
Why might Lincoln have been disappointed after the Union victory at Gettysburg?
Lee was able to furnish his troops with shoes from a store in Gettysburg
Union fleet was sunk
Because General Meade did not finish off the army of General Lee
Southern troops cut off supplies to the Union forces.
What was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River?
Stones River
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Vicksburg
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Library of Congress
Ford’s Theatre
Smithsonian Institute
Adams House
Who are sharecroppers?
Farmers who lacked land and necessary supplies and they promised a large part of the crop to the landowner in exchange for these items
People who rent land to grow crops
Oil operators who worked on their own in search of new fields
One who herds or cares for livestock on the range
Starting in the 1660s, why did planters turn to slavery to work the plantations?
Immigrants came in large numbers
Children were no longer needed to work for families to be able to pay rent and buy food
Indentured white servants started to leave the plantations
Indentured white servants started to leave the plantations
Where did these actions cause the most severe food shortages?
North
Midwest
West
South
How did the North deal with the problem of inflation?
People took advantage of wartime demand and sold goods for high prices
Sold goods to Europe at lower prices
Instituted a rebate program for goods sold
Lower taxes
Which debate in the United States Senate over the Doctrine of Nullification is considered one of the greatest debates in American history?
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Webster-Hayne Debate
Kennedy-Nixon Debate
Jefferson-Hamilton Debate
What is the location of these bodies of water that replaces the question mark?
Water sources in Brazil
Called the African Straits
Important waterways in Turkey
Largest water sources in Australia
Where is Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, which attracts thousands of climbers and hikers each year?
Chile
Belgium
Congo
Nepal
What tiny country lies within the Italian “boot”?
Cyprus
San Marino
Crete
Belize
Which African nation is one of the world’s major oil-producing countries while more than one-third of its people lack jobs and live in poverty?
Ecuador
Luxembourg
Nigeria
Pakistan
What North American Free Trade Agreement nation has cheap labor that could encourage many manufacturers to move their businesses there?
Canada
Columbia
United States
Mexico
Which people, who were nomads raising camels and other livestock, have been forced to settle on farms that engineers have made profitable by a large irrigation and shipping canal?
Turkmenistan
Siberia
France
Cuba
What event is the President addressing in this quote?
Era of Good Feelings
Great Depression
Great Awakening
Cold War
Where did people rush to sell their stocks in October of 1929?
Chicago Stockyards
Detroit Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
What factor that helped lead to the Dust Bowl finishes the chart?
Drought struck the region
Oil finds increased the economy
Increased population in area
Numerous highways built in area.
Who was given more authority to regulate the oil industry in Texas as the oil crisis deepened?
Office of Budget and Planning
Texas Board of Education
General Land Office
Railroad Commission
Which New Deal program created jobs for Texans by building bridges, dams and roads?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rural Electrification Administration
National Youth Administration
Soil Conservation Service
What event occurred during this time period?
Stono Rebellion
World War II
World War I
Korea War
Who was the sailor from Waco awarded the Navy Cross for his efforts in defending his ship during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor?
Huddie Ledbetter
Bose Ikard
John Rayner
Doris Miller
How did physical factors combine with human factors- like farming- to cause the Dust Bowl?
Farmers planted trees to anchor the soil
New techniques in farming, like terracing, caused soil erosion
Farmers removed the native grasses that held the soil in place
Underground water resources provided moisture for crops.
Where were farmers most affected by the Dust Bowl?
Northeastern states
Some of the Pacific states
The Great Plains
Southeastern states
How did new technology change farm life in the early 1900s?
Decreased the number of farmers.
Allowed farmers to grow more crops.
Decreased leisure activities.
Fewer varieties of seeds were developed.
What title finishes the chart?
Industrialization of Texas
Agricultural Texas
Rural Texas
Urbanization of Texas
The Sunbelt was involved in a new trend of growth that began in the mid-1900s. Where is the Sunbelt?
South and the Southwest
Northern states
Western states
Pacific Northwest
Which Eli Whitney invention spurred cotton farming across the southern United States?
Gristmills
Plows
Threshers
Cotton gin
Some Texas oil companies began to use a business strategy called vertical integration. What is vertical integration?
Owning many businesses in a particular field
Owning the businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process
Companies that sell shares of ownership to investors to raise money
Businesses owned and operated for the benefit of the members of an organization
How did Spaniards living in the San Antonio area modify their environment?
Built a system to irrigate crops
Drilled for oil
Mined silver in the area
Decreased the use of fire to clear land
What scientific innovation occurred in the mid-1800s, and how did that affect Texas?
Automobile invented, decreased demand for oil
Increased use of commercial airways, decreased demand for oil
Scientists discovered kerosene could be made from oil, increased demand for oil
New kitchen appliances, decreased demand for oil
Where did Nimitz develop his prototype for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps?
University of California at Berkeley
Texas A&M University
United States Military Academy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
During World War II, which event helped to restore United States confidence?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Victories in the Coral Sea and at Midway Island
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Russians solve problem of trench warfare
Who did Nimitz succeed as commander-in-chief of the United States Fleet on December 15, 1945?
Admiral George Dewey
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral Ernst King
Henry Mayo
Where was John Nance Garner born?
Austin, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Texas
What appeared to be Garner’s main effort during his years in the Texas legislature?
A bridge over the Red River
A highway between Fort Worth and Dallas
The seawall in Galveston
A federal building for Eagle Pass
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt become indebted to Garner and the State of Texas?
Texas had the most financial contributors to his campaign
Garner gave his votes to him on the fourth ballot at the Presidential convention
Most of his cabinet came from Texas
Large numbers of soldiers volunteered from Texas.
