Social Studies Final Review Flashcards
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What was Sam Houston’s role during the secession crisis
Governor Houston was anti-secession. He tried to stop it
What political party was formed to prevent the spread of slavery?
Republican Party
What region of the United States seceded from the Union?
The Southern Slave States
Name the four important battles fought in Texas during the Civil War.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Brownsville
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Describe the Battle of Palmito Ranch
Fought after civil war was over
last battle of the war
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The executive order declared that the enslaved people in the confederate states were free
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Orginization that helped freedmen
find jobs
gave supplies
education
issued food and clothing
How did reconstruction change the power of the Texas governor
it decreased the power of the governor
Why was the Ku Klux Klan formed
limit rights of African Americans
13th amendment
abolished slavery in the U.S.
14th amendment
protected rights/citizenship of formerly enslaved people
15th amendment
African American freedmen got the right to vote
Who were buffalo soldiers
African American soldiers located in the frontier wars
Why were Texas settlers vulnerable to Native Americans during the Civil War?
Federal troops were pulled out of Texas to fight in the East
Who was Quanah Parker?
most influential last Comanche chief.
What impact did barbed wire have on the Texas frontier?
closed open range by blocking cattle trails
Why did owners brand their cattle?
so no one could steal them (showed ownership)
What was the significance of the Chisholm Trail?
1st great cattle drive
What geographic features of Texas helped the cattle industry become so successful?
open flat land with grass
warm climate
How were minorities in Texas kept from exercising their right to vote besides literacy tests?
poll taxes + volience/discrimination
How was the development of railroads beneficial to Texans? How were they powered?
it allowed for transportation for goods and people
they were steam powered
In post Civil War Texas, how did high demand for cotton affect the farming industry?
the overproduction of cotton made the prices drop
farmers were in debt and faced depression
Who was James Hogg? What did he do?
Attorney General and governor of Texas that was the Leader of the Progressive movement and passes the Anti-trust act and the Railroad commission
Grange def.
social group dedicated to economic reform through cooperative stores
working together to fight
Farmers’ Alliance
farmers bound together to fight against unfair practices of railroad monopolies
lobby congress (fighting through government)
Populist Party
Wanted farmers in TX to become political
(making changes themselves)
What significant event happened in 1901?
Spindletop is discovered.
Largest oil finding of the period
How did the oil boom help the lumber industry?
oil derricks were made from lumber and wood
- What did Galveston do to protect themselves after the Galveston Hurricane of 1900?
created a seawall
raised level of city by pumping sand and dirt under it
What was the 19th amendment?
Woman have the right to vote
what is the right to vote also known as
suffrage
During the 1920s, what happened to the price of cotton as production increased?
the cost dropped
What document caused the United States to join World War I? What did the document say?
The Zimmerman Telegram
a secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. In return Germany would help Mexico reconquer lost territory
What new technology now used widespread during WWI?
airplanes
How did the urbanization of Texas in the 1920s affect people’s way of life?
more people lived in cities than rural areas
How did the Dust Bowl impact Texas?
many farmers abandoned their land or lost it to drought
1/3 of panhandle population left
Who was Oveta Culp Hobby?
she was the founder and commandeer of the Women’s Army Corp
Who was Audie Murphy
most highly decorated American during WWII
1945, single handedly held of attack of 200 German soldiers in 30 minutes to his rest of his soldiers could escape
Describe POW camps and Japanese internment camps in the United States
limited peoples’ freedoms
constantly under guard
How were German Texans discriminated against during World War I and II?
pressured into joining the army
forced to kiss the American Flag
sent to camps
What was the Holocaust?
innocent jews had been killed by the German government in camps during WWII
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1836
Texas becomes an independent republic (independence from Mexico)
1845
Texas is annexed by the U.S.
1861
Civil War begins and TX secedes to join confederacy
1876
Texas adopts its current constitution
1901
Spindletop is discovered, beginning major oil boom
