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5th six weeks
Texas History Six Weeks Test |
TX History
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Name 3 problems during reconstruction?
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1. scarcity of money
2. bitterness between North and South 3. Lack of food and shelter for freedmen |
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General Granger issued a proclamation declaring what?
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all enslaved people were free
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What were the 3 requirements Texas needed for statehood?
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1. drafting a new state constitution
2. passing the 14th amendment 3. passing the 15th amendment |
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Most former Confederates felt the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction was...
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TOO HARSH
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What is the name of the federal agency created to assist newly freed slaves?
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Freedmen's Bureau
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After being impeached, President Johnson....
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lost most of his influence
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The time period of reestablishing governments in the South after the Civil War is called?
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Reconstruction
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 state?
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it freed slaves in Confederate states
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Who was the military commander of Texas and Louisiana during Reconstruction?
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Philip SHERIDAN
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What oath did Southerners take before they could vote?
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Ironclad Oath
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Who was the president during Reconstruction?
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Andrew Johnson
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By 1866, why were federal soldiers stationed in West Texas?
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to prevent Native American raids
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Why did the U.S. Army fail to stop raids by Native Americans at first? (3 answers)
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1. the soldiers were untrained
2. the soldiers were inexperienced 3. they did not have enough soldiers |
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What did the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek do?
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provided reservations for Native Americans
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What did Lawrie Tatum work to educate Plains people about?
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AGRICULTURE
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What were the white buffalo hunters primarily interested in?
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buffalo HIDES
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Why did lawlessness in South Texas grow from?
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Civil War deserters
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Who did Texas Rangers often mistreat?
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Mexican Americans
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By November 1874 most Native Americans in Texas were going where?
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To reservations
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Quakers opposed what?
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VIOLENCE
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Why were the buffalo important to Native Americans?
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They used them for FOOD
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What were African American troops who fought Native Americans in Texas called?
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buffalo soldiers
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The Texas Rangers were sent to the lower Rio Grande to control what groups? (3 answers)
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1. Civil War deserters
2. renegades 3. ambitious ranchers |
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According to the Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek, Native Americans would live on reservations in...
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Indian Territory
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What did the victory over Native Americans in Texas result in?
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Westward migration by Anglo settlers
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Cattle were first brought to America by what country?
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SPAIN
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Trail driving was...
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VERY economical
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Why did sheep ranching increase after the Civil War?
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There was a growing DEMAND for WOOL
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What did the arrival of more farmers in Texas cause?
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a GROWTH of many SMALL TOWNS
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Why were cattle branded?
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to show ownership
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Why did cattle drives begin?
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to find better markets
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What was the wranglers job on trail drives?
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to take care of he horses
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Where were Mexican American vaqueros most often found?
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South Texas
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What was the typical Texan's job in the late 1800's?
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cotton farmer
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In Texas, the late 1800's was considered a time for...
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growth and expansion
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What was the profession open to women in the 1900?
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TEACHING
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The Texas Railroad Commission did what?
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stopped many unfair practices of railroads
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How many times has the Texas constitution been amended?
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about 400 times
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Why were Texas finances in trouble at the end of Reconstruction?
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because of rising PUBLIC DEBT
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In 1900, suffrage was denied to what group of people?
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ALL WOMEN
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Why did farmers and merchants want railroads to expand?
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In order to market their GOODS
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What was the most important industry in Texas in 1900?
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lumbering
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What happened to prices of cotton and other farm products in Texas between 1875 and 1900?
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they INCREASED gradually
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to bring formal charges against
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impeach
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northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction
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carpetbaggers
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laws limiting the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
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black codes
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to approve formally
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ratify
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declared all slaves free
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Emancipation Proclamation
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holding pens for livestock
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stockyards
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cattle with horns six feet or more across
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longhorns
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invention that contributed to the end of the open range
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barbed wire
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plowing that leaves loose soil on top of the ground
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dry farming
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contributed to making fenced pastures possible
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windmill
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formerly the Santa Gertrudis, this ranch became one of the largest in Texas
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King Ranch
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prevented companies from joining together to fix prices
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antitrust law
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operating without government interference
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free enterprise
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wages paid after retirement
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pension
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exclusive or sole control over an industry
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monopoly
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companies that join together to prevent other companies from selling the same product
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trust
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