Spring Exam 2013

Question 1

Why were many people in the United States opposed to annexing Texas?

Answer 1

they didn’t want to admit a slave state

annex-to become part of

Question 2

Who was known as the “Father of Public Education in Texas?

Answer 2

Mirabeau B. Lamar

Question 3

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Answer 3

the U. S. achieved Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny - the U.S. should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 4

What do the U.S. constitution and the Texas constitution have in common? (what is the same?)

Answer 4

• checks and balances
• three branches of government
• amendments

Question 5

Which of the following people was most opposed (against) to annexation?

A. Mirabeau B. Lamar
B. Sam Houston
C. James K. Polk

Answer 5

B. Mirabeau B. Lamar

Question 6

The sharing of powers between the state and national government is called:

Answer 6

federalism

Question 7

How does the Texas Constitution carry out the constitutional principle of Checks and balances?

A. by allowing the governor to veto laws
B. by granting voting rights to white males
C. By limiting the number of years each official can serve

Answer 7

A. by allowing the governor to veto laws

Question 8

The function of the judicial branch is to:

Answer 8

interpret laws (Does the law follow the constitution?)

Question 9

The Texas state legislature is

A. part of the judicial branch
B. composed of two houses
C. part of the executive branch

Answer 9

B. composed of two houses

Question 10

What was the most important goal of the authors of the Texas Constitution of 1876?

Answer 10

to limit the power of the state government

Question 11

A primary motivation for many people to immigrate to Texas in the mid 19th century was:

Answer 11

for economic opportunity and cheap land

Question 12

Which of the following is arranged in the correct sequence?

A. Lincoln elected, South seceded, War declared
B. War declared, South seceded, Lincoln elected
C. Lincoln elected, War declared, South seceded

Answer 12

C. Lincoln elected, War declared, South seceded

Question 13

What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in Texas?

Answer 13

Juneteenth

Question 14

Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship rights?

Answer 14

14th Amendment

Free-13th amendment-freed slaves
Citizens -14th amendment-gave African Americans citizenship
Vote-15th amendment-gave African Americans the right to vote

Question 15

What is a major reason for the defeat of Native Americans in Texas?

Answer 15

killing the horses and buffalo

Question 16

The Buffalo Soldiers were _______________ American troops of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry.

Answer 16

African

Question 17

Which of the following would be a primary source when doing a report on the life of a Buffalo Soldier?

1. Biographies of the Buffalo Soldiers
2. Diary kept by Colonel Grierson
3. Textbooks on Frontier Forts
4. Historical Atlas

Answer 17

2. Diary kept by Colonel Grierson

Question 18

1. Texas Annexation
2. ?
3. Civil War
4. Reconstruction

What event should go in place # 2 in the list above?

Answer 18

The Mexican War

Question 19

The rise of the cattle drives and cattle ranching was a direct result of:

Answer 19

Northern demand for beef

Question 20

How did the Texas government help the growth of railroads in Texas?

Answer 20

gave land grants to build tracks

Question 21

What kind of government did Galveston change to after the storm of 1900?

Answer 21

Commission form

Question 22

1. Early September 1900- Galveston reported a triopical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico
2. 11:30 a.m September 7th- Hurricane Warning
3. Wind speeds reached 100 m.p.h. before wind gauge blew away
4. ???

What happened next?

A. The wind became severe by 4:30 p.m. and 6,000 victims were killed.
B. On September 10th, bodies began washing back in from sea after the burial ceremony.
C. From 1902-1910, the city of Galveston rebuilt the city by raising the city with sand.

Answer 22

A. The wind became severe by 4:30 p.m. and 6,000 victims were killed.

Question 23

Who warned the city about the storm by raising the warning flag?

Answer 23

Isaac Cline

Question 24

What event caused the beginning of the oil boom?

Answer 24

discovery of oil at Spindletop

Question 25

The Alamo, Texas Stadium, and NASA are part of what Texas industry?

Answer 25

tourism

Question 26

The petrochemical industry brought more than 400,000 people from rural regions into the urban regions for jobs. This is known as_________________

Answer 26

urbanization

Question 27

The tourism industry would be part of:

A. Factors of Mechanization
B. Factors of Production
C. Factors of Diversification

Answer 27

B. Factors of Production

Question 28

In the mid 1990’s what countries signed the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

Answer 28

United States, Canada, and Mexico

Question 29

A significant law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson is the________________.

Answer 29

B. Civil Rights Act

Question 30

Michael DeBakey was known for his work in what area?

Answer 30

heart surgery

Question 31

Henry B. Gonzalea was a role model because he was the________________________,

Answer 31

first Mexican-American from Texas to be elected the the U.S. congress.

Question 32

The main purpose of the Texas Education Agency is to ____________________.

Answer 32

supervise public education

Question 33

State and local governments collect sales taxes in order to_______________.

Answer 33

provide services to citizens

Question 34

Which is true about settlement patterns in Texas?

A. Only Europeans settled in Central Texas
B. Settlement on the Great Plains was slow because of lack of water
C. Different immigrant groups settled in separate locations.

Answer 34

C. Different immigrant groups settled in separate locations.