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WorksheetsSpring Final Exam
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
What was the main reason tribes like the Comanche did not approve of the Treaty of Medicine Lodge?
They wanted to be closer to the railroads.
Because they hate the Oklahoma government.
They did not want to give up their lifestyle of hunting and moving.
They feared more wars between tribes.
This is the name of the period of time the followed the end of the Civil War.
Building Era
Reconstruction Era
Rebuild Era
Post Civil War Era
Treaties of Velasco?
Ended the Mexican-American War
Independence was given to Texas
It gave independence to Spain
The U.S. finally got control of California and Oregon
Why did MOST people from Texas WANT to secede from the Union?
They wanted to be their own republic again.
They did not want to pay federal taxes to the U.S.
They wanted to keep their rights to owning slaves.
They did not support the Mexican-American war.
As an outcome of the Treaties of Velasco, which river was set to be the border between Mexico and Texas?
The Sabine River
The Red River
The Rio Grande
The Ohio River
What is the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Missouri is a slave state, Maine is a free state, slavery is illegal in states above the Mason Dixon Line
Missouri is a free state, Maine is a slave state, slavery is illegal in states above the Mason Dixon Line
Missouri is a free state, Maine is a free state, slavery is legal in states below the Mason Dixon Line
Missouri is a slave state, Maine is a slave state, slavery is legal in states below the Mason Dixon Line
What is the Compromise of 1850?
Proposed by Henry Clay, Missouri is a slave state, Maine is a free state, states above the Mason Dixon Line are free states
Proposed by Henry Clay, California is a free state, the slave trade is abolished in DC, and the Fugitive Slave Act is passed
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Kansas and Nebraska are both slave states, Missouri Compromise is repealed
Kansas and Nebraska are both free states, Missouri Compromise is repealed
Kansas and Nebraska are states, the people their will vote (Popular Sovereignty), Missouri Compromise is repealed
Kansas and Nebraska are going to be combined into the territory of Nebransas, it is a slave state
Why is Uncle Tom's Cabin significant?
It depicted the horrors of slavery and furthered the divide between the North and the South
It depicted the soft and sincere side of slavery and brought the nation together through literary hopefulness
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a black woman from the south and that gave her novel credibility
What is the decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Slaves are not citizens, they are property and The Missouri Compromise of 1820 is ruled unconstitutional
Dred Scott was granted his freedom and the Missouri Compromise was upheld
Dred Scott is a free man in free states, however, when his master returned to a slave state he is in violation of the Fugitive Slave Act
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
It is a crime to be a slave, punishable by fine or imprisonment
It is a crime to not assist runaway slaves, punishable by fine or imprisonment
It is a crime to assist runaway slaves, slaves must be sent back to slaver owner.
It is a crime to own slaves, punishable by fine or imprisonment
Why is the election of 1860 significant?
With the election of the Republican Abraham Lincoln, southern states would move forward with their plans to secede
With the election of Southern Democrat John Breckenridge, the South did not move forward with plans of secession.
With the election of Constitutional Unionist John Bell, the Union stayed together and eventually won the Assualt on Alaska against Russia in 1872
With the election of Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, he would go on to change his last name to Smith and have a promising career as a sports analysts who is often wrong but always very loud
The extermination of the Buffaloes?
Led to the defeat of the Native Tribes, forcing them to go to reservations.
Caused the biggest oil boom in Texas.
Caused the Native Americans to use cattle instead.
A system in which landowners let poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return the farmers gave the landowners a share of the crop...
Sharecropping
Segregation
Border States
Jim Crow's Law
Which of the following is TRUE about sharecropping
Sharecropping favored the freeedmen.
Many freedmen were able to buy new homes through sharecropping
Most sharecroppers remained in debt or in a cycle of poverty
Many state governments offered loan for sharecropping farmers.
In which U.S. state did Robert E. Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House?
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington D.C.
Which of the following contributed to the end of cattle drives?
Barbed wire.
The discovery of oil.
The extermination of all cattle.
What was an additional factor that led to the end of cattle drives.
Too many buffalo.
Railroads.
Native Americans captured all the cattle.
Too many cattle had Kansas Fever.
The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.
Racial Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Separation of Color Laws
Literacy Tests
The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.
14th
15th
16th
19th
The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.
14th
16th
13th
15th
What was the main goal of the United States' goal of "total war" during the Red River wars?
To move Natives to Albuquerque, NM.
To finally bring peace to all Native Tribes.
To force Native Americans on to reservations.
To use airplanes to bomb the fighting Native Tribes
Which organization used fear and violence to limit the new rights of African Americans after the Civil War?
The Texas Rangers
The Ku Klux Klan(KKK)
The Independent Party
The Republic of Texas
Houston
Lamar
This organization gave food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies to freed slaves. It built thousands of schools.
Freedom's Bureau
Freedmen's Bureau
Hope Bureau
Helpful Bureau
The extermination of the Buffaloes?
Led to the defeat of the Native Tribes, forcing them to go to reservations.
Caused the biggest oil boom in Texas.
Caused the Native Americans to use cattle instead.
After the Civil War, what was the main job for newly freedmen?
Ranchers
Railroad workers
Sharecroppers
What is one of the biggest outcomes of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The North lose their capital.
The North took back Fort Sumter.
The North no longer controls the Mississippi River
The South no longer controls the Mississippi River.
Which one is NOT a part of the Anaconda Plan for the Union?
To capture the Confederate capital.
To take control of the Mississippi River.
To take control of southern cotton plantations.
To blockade the coastal ports of the south.
Why did the North want to blockade southern ports?
To stop more people coming from Texas.
To stop the South from making more railroads.
To stop the South from getting help from Mexico.
To stop the south from selling cotton to Europe.
Battle of Sabine Pass?
Union took control of Texas.
Confederates stopped the Union from invading Texas
The first battle of the Civil War
First time airplanes were used in war.
Battle of Galveston?
If taken by the Union, they could easily take the rest of Texas.
The final battle of the Texas Revolution.
Confederacy successfully invaded the North
What caused the U.S. to declare a "total war" on the Native Americans?
The fact that peace was not possible.
Because of the buffalo soldiers.
Because of Sam Houston.
Because ALL the Natives finally moved to reservations.
What did the discovery of oil do for the economy of Texas?
It created a stronger economy and an industry that is still important today.
Texas experienced an oil bust.
The oil industry eventually ended because of lack of workers.
The oil industry ended as all the oil is gone.
Transcontinental Railroad?
It directly led to the invention of airplanes.
It was never completed because of the Civil War.
Ended up destroying the U.S. economy.
Connected both West and East together through railroads.
Reason for Sweatt v. Painter?
The bus companies stopped allowing African Americans on busses.
University of Texas did now allow an African American to attend.
To finally desegregate public schools.
Ended Jim Crow Laws
Barbara Jordan?
First Mexican-American to become Governor of Texas
Lawyer in the Sweatt v. Painter case
First African American Women senator in Texas.
Hector P. Garcia?
Worked closely to MLK Jr. to fight for civil rights.
Received a medal of honor for his actions in WWI
Started the American G.I. Forum to help Mexican Americans
Started the a bus boycott in Texas.
Which Supreme Court case overturned "Separate but equal" and desegregates schools?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Which of the following is significant outcome of the civil rights movement?
Increased respect for school teachers.
Increased farming jobs.
Increased rights for women after the Civil War
More political involvement from Mexican and African Americans.
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s main strategy while fighting for equal rights?
Running for Governor of Alabama so he could change the laws.
Using violence to elicit fear into the South.
By protesting peacefully and practicing civil disobedience.
By talking to the president himself to change the country.
How did the Texas economy benefit from World War II?
It's resources like oil were helpful to the war effort.
None of the Texas crops were affected from the Dust Bowl
It sent the most soldiers to WWII
It had left over tanks from the Texas Revolution to send to WWII
Which of the following was an issue faced by citizens during the Great Depression?
Mexico trying to reclaim land lost during the Mexican American war.
Underproduction of oil leading to layoffs
Big banks were bailed out by Herbert Hoover
Record high unemployment rates.
How was credit and investing one of the major causes of stock market crash in 1929, leading to the Great Depression?
Mexico wanted all of its investments back.
People were not able to repay their loans/credit.
The government raised taxes too high on credit.
Banks kept money from citizens so banks would not close.
What directly caused the United States to get involved in the second World War?
Japan attacking the U.S. in Pearl Harbor
Germany attacking the U.S. in Pearl Harbor
Germany convinced Mexico to invade the U.S.
Italy bombed Hearl Parbor
What had the greatest impact on the entire system of slavery?
The new use of fertilizers
The Adams-Onis Treaty
The invention of the cotton gin
The Missouri Compromise
What were one of the advantages the North (Union) had over the South (Confederacy)
More Factories and Railroads
Bigger Farms
Talented leaders with more experience.
Homefield Advantage
What is the final straw for the South, causing them to succeed from the Union?
The Election of Lincoln
The Missouri Compromise
The United States banning slavery in 1849
The Supreme Court Decision of Dred Scott
Why would countries like France or Great Britain want Texas to stay independent?
They saw the U.S. as a rival.
To help out the world economy.
Texas had the largest army.
Texas was best friends with European countries.
What treaty ended the war between Mexico and Texas?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tex-Mex
Treaty of San Jacinto
Treaty of Velasco
What happened at Spindletop?
Spindletop led to the largest oil boom ever.
Spindletop was the best cattle trail to take for cowboys.
Spindletop was the more successful railway company ever.
Spindletop was the code name for Native American reservations.
