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6th Six Weeks
Texas History Chapter 22 |
TX History
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(T/F) Governor James Allred restored confidence in law enforcement by reorganizing the Texas Rangers
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True
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Ross Sterling and James V. Allred were....
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governors of Texas
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What was a controversy under the governorship of Miriam Ferguson?
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the FIRING of TEXAS RANGERS
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What was Sam Rayburn involved in (3 answers)?
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1. creation of the Rural Electrification Act
2. creating of the Securities and Exchange Commision 3. Creation of the Federal Communications Commission |
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Why was Dallas choosen as the site for the Texas Centennial?
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Dallas contributed almost $8 million to build facilities
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What did the Works Progress Administration do?
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created CONSTRUCTION JOBS
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How did Universities pay professors?
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They allowed them and their families to EAT in UNIVERSITY DINING HALLS
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What was the percentage of African Americans that were unemployed during the Depression?
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TWICE the rest of the population
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Who founded the School Improvement League?
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Eleuterio Escobar Jr. and Maria L. de Hernandez.
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Who were the people that were small oil drillers in the East Texas Field called?
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INDEPENDENTS
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What was the oil called that was in violation of the Railroad Commission's orders?
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"HOT OIL"
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What is the name of the agency that gave funds directly to state and local governments to give to the unemployed?
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FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration.)
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What was the crop that farmers in the Dust Bowl region used to slow down erosion?
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GRAIN sorghum
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What memorial was erected on the battlefield to the east of Houston as part of the Texas Centennial?
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The SAN JACINTO monument
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U.S. President in 1929
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Herbert Hoover
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East Texas wildcatter
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Columbus "Dad" Joiner
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head of the NYA in Texas
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Lyndon Johnson
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Louisiana governor who proposed "drop-a-crop"
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Huey Long
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leader of the pecan shellers' strike
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Emma Tenayuca Brooks
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artwork applied to a wall
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mural
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refusal to work as protest against the employer
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strike
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person who drills in territory not known to contain oil
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wildcatter
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being excused from punishment
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pardon
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federal program to combat the Depression
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New Deal
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