Texas History

Question 0

Cabinet

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a council that advises the chief executive

Question 1

Joint Resolution

Answer 1

formal ruling passed by both houses of the legislature and intended to become a law

Question 2

Promissory note

Answer 2

a written promise to pay a sum of money at a future time

Question 3

Redbacks

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money used when Texas was a country and was only worth 2 cents to the American dollar

Question 4

Revenue

Answer 4

the annual or current income of a government

Question 5

Cession

Answer 5

the transfer of land from one country to another

Question 6

Abolitionist

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a person who wants to end slavery

Question 7

Cash Crop

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a crop produced for profit

Question 8

Textile

Answer 8

cloth

Question 9

Secede

Answer 9

to withdraw formally

Question 10

Fugitive Slave Law

Answer 10

American citizens have to help police officers find and capture runaway slaves

Question 11

Executive Branch

Answer 11

the part of government that carries out the laws

Question 12

Legislative Branch

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part of government that makes the laws

Question 13

Judicial Branch

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part of government that interprets and applies laws

Question 14

Manifest Destin

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U.S. wanted to gain control of California and all the land in between

Question 15

Governor

Answer 15

highest ranking officer in the state government

Question 16

Lt. Governor

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second highest ranking officer in the state government

Question 17

Emancipation Proclomation

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freed all slaves in the confederate states during he war that were still rebelling against the union

Question 18

Martial Law

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ruled by an army instead of usual civil authorities

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Blockade

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act to stop transportation of goods from going in and out of an area

Question 20

Tariff

Answer 20

a tax placed on imported and exported goods

Question 21

Civil Rights

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Rights belonging to all citizens

Question 22

Freedman

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a person who has been freed from slavery

Question 23

Amendments

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a change made to a law, bill, or document

Question 24

Cow Town

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town that serves as a market or shipping point for cattle

Question 25

Brand

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a mark burned on the hide of cattle or other livestock to show ownership

Question 26

Stockyard

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a pen where livestock is kept before being butchered or shipped to market

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rustlers

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cattle thief

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roundup

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the process of herding cattle

Question 29

Chuck Wagon

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carried cooking equipment and food for the cowhands

Question 30

longhorns

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wild cattle that roamed Texas's lands

Question 31

Buffalo Soldier

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African American fighter on the frontier

Question 32

wrangler

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a ranch hand who cares for the saddle horses

Question 33

packing house

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a warehouse where beef is prepared for shipment

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Commercial Farming

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type of farming in which crops are produced for sale

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Subsistence Farming

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type of farming in which farmers produce enough food to supply their families but very little left over to sell

Question 36

Tenant Farming

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the practice of renting land on which to live and farm

Question 37

Manufacturing

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producing goods either by hand or with machines for sale in large numbers

Question 38

Labor Union

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an association of workers formed to gain better wages and working conditions

Question 39

Commerce

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the buying and selling of goods for transport from place to place

Question 40

Refineries

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a plant where row petroleum is purified and made into other products

Question 41

Strip Mining

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Method of mining that strips away layers of rock

Question 42

Who was the resident of Texas when it became a state?

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Anson Jones

Question 43

Who was known as the father of Texas eduction?

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M. B. Lamar

Question 44

4 issues Houston and Lamar differed on

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- Natives - Capitol Location - Financial Issues - Annexation

Question 45

What problem did Texas (when it was a country) have with Mexico?

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Mexico still did not recognize Texas as independent

Question 46

What are the treaties of Velasco?

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1 private, 1 public; Santa Anna gave Texas their independence (still did not recognize them as a lone country) Mexico felt Santa Anna was forced to sign the treaties

Question 47

What is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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Ended the war between Texas and Mexico

Question 48

What is the Mexican Cession?

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Mexico agreed Texas was part of the U.S., gave Texas current southern borders and also transferred land between Texas and Pacific Ocean

Question 49

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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Gave citizens in Kansas and Nebraska the right to choose whether they support or are against slavery

Question 50

Why did Texas generally support slavery?

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to help them on their plantations, and thought it was necessary for the economy

Question 51

What 4 political positions did Sam Houston serve during his time in Texas?

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Governor, President, Senator, Military Leader

Question 52

What happened in the Presidential Election of 1860 that led southern states to begin to secede from the union?

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President Lincoln (Republican) and was against slavery

Question 53

Why was the Republican Party formed in 1854

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stop western spread of slavery

Question 54

What did most of the civil war fighting in Texas center on?

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stopping goods from entering/exiting Texas

Question 55

What is the significance of the battle of Palmito Ranch?

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Last battle of the Civil War, the confederates won but Robert E. Lee had already surrendered

Question 56

What strategy did the union army use that was affective at cutting off supplies and damaging Texas's economy?

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blockade

Question 57

Texas was known as the warehouse of the confederacy. What supplies did Texas provide?

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weapons, food, horses

Question 58

What is the Freedman's Bureau?

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an association that helped freed African Americans find jobs, homes, represent them in court, and made schools for children

Question 59

What was the Ku Klux Klan?

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A group of white men that terrorized blacks and white republicans

Question 60

What did the 13th amendment do?

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abolished slavery

Question 61

What did the 14th amendment do?

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granted blacks birth right citizenship

Question 62

What did the 15th amendment do?

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granted black men the right to vote

Question 63

What were black codes?

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it set blacks as second class citizens

Question 64

What military district was Texas in?

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5th

Question 65

How did Radical Republicans see reconstruction?

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a way to punish the south

Question 66

Why did Andrew Jackson take over reconstruction for Abraham Lincoln?

Answer 66

Lincoln was assassinated