Government
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are a document called...
the Bill of Rights - it protects our freedom of speech and allows us to practice any religion in the U.S.
During the Civil War, what action led to shortages of food, weapons, medicine, and loss of markets for Texans to sell cotton?
Union blockade along the Confederate coast
In Beaumont, location of the beginning of the oil boom
Spindletop
Which major American historical era began with the Stock Market crash in 1929, had a high unemployment rate, and was addressed by President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs?
The Great Depression
Which Texan was the first board certified pediatric surgeon in Texas?
Jane McCallum
Benjy Brooks
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Benjy Brooks
One of the 7 Principles of government - the powers of the government are divided between the national (federal) and state governments
Federalism
The 3 Constitutional amendments that increased rights for African Americans after the Civil War
13 - Abolished Slavery
14 - Rights of citizenship
15 - Right to vote cannot be based on race
As settlers moved west during the late 1800s, which crop became important in Texas?
cotton
Which term refers to the severe drought and soil erosion that devastated the Great Plains in the 1930s, causing massive "black blizzards"?
the Dust Bowl
From where does the state of Texas receive the majority of it's revenue (income)?
Taxes
(property tax, sales tax, motor vehicle registration and taxes)
The legislative branch makes laws, but the judicial branch can declare a law unconstitutional, and the executive can veto a law. Each branch can limit the power of the others. This demonstrates which of the "7 Principles of Government?"
Checks and balances
Why did the North support tariffs?
It increased the cost of imported goods, forcing the South to buy from northern manufacturers instead
What led to the end of cattle drives and made the cattle industry more profitable for ranchers?
Railroads
This event effectively ended the Great Depression in the United States.
World War II
CEO of a major computer company, billionaire, served on President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Michael Dell
The amendment which gives you a right to a speedy, fair trial with a jury in a criminal case
6th Amendment
The last battle of the civil war
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
Towns that grew as people moved to Texas because of economic boom created by oil discovery
Boomtowns
What is it called when the government sets limits on how much sugar, meat, shoes, and rubber people are allowed to consume so that those materials can be available for the war effort?
And what did Americans do to have alternate food sources?
Rationing
Plant Victory Gardens
Which nonviolent technique did the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) members use to desegregate public accommodations?
sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and picketing to challenge inequality
Amendment which overturned Dred Scott v Sanford - "slaves are not citizens"
14th Amendment - rights of citizenship
He believed that the South could not win a civil war and did not want the South to join the Confederacy. As a result, he was removed from office.
Sam Houston
During the early years of the cattle industry, the abundance of cattle created low beef prices. What did ranchers do to sell beef in other places where prices were higher?
cattle drives
The communication from Germany to Mexico offering U.S. land to Mexico if they would enter the WWI. It brought the U.S. into the war.
Zimmerman Telegram
Texan who is a successful professional artist and a teacher. The focus of his art is on Hispanic and Native American figures which capture the essence of the Southwest.
Amado Pena, Jr.