Texas Cattle Drives and the Reign of the Cotton King
The Oil Industry, WWI, The Great depression, and WWII
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Who is Felix Huston?
The commander of the Texas army
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What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that expansion of the U.S.to the Pacific Ocean was certain
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Who was Hood's Texas Brigade?
group of TExas soldiers who were sent to Virginia to fight
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who is Joseph G. McCoy
the first livestock dealer to exploit the expanding railroads to move cattle to distant markets
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Why did the U.S join World War I?
Because of the Zimmerman telegram and the Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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Who was Mirabeau Lamar?
was the vice- president of texas and the second president
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Who is Zachary Taylor
General who led U.S. Army troops to war in Mexico
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Who was the Peace Party?
Secret Society in North Texas that supported the Union
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what was extra horses taken on the trail drive called?
a remuda
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who discovered the largest oil field in the world as of 1930?
Columbus M. Joiner
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Comanche leaders were killed while trying to leave what?
Council House Fight
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Who is Millard Fillmore?
The president of the U.S. when the Compromise of 1850 was passed
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Who was Francis R. Lubbock?
elected first governor of Texas under the Confederate
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what is the cycle of poverty?
it is being unable to pay off one's debts year after year
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which agency has the power to regulate the oil industry?
the Texas Railroad Commission.
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What did voters also vote for during the first Texas Presidential election?
Annexation to U.S.
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What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
Required U.S. citizens to help police officers in capturing escaped slaves
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What is a vigilante?
a person who punishes criminals without authority
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what is the practice of renting land to farm is?
is called tenant farming
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In World War 2, who was the Texas soldier that was the most decorated soldier in World War II?
Audie Murphy
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Who was the president of Texas when it joined the U.S.?
Anson Jones
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What is the Compromise of 1850?
Legislation that admitted California as a state, admitted New Mexico and Utah as territories, and enacted the Fugitive Slave Law
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Who refused to serve as governor of Texas when it became a Confederate state?
Sam Houston
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what increased as a result of farmer's demand's for store-bought products?
manufacturing
the size of cities
and the number of gristmills and flour mills
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How did President Roosevelt's New Deal help farmers?
by paying farmers to plant fewer acres of crops
by counteracting the drought
teaching the farmers new ways to reduce loose dust and keep the soil in place.
And by helping farmers plant trees to protect soil and created ponds and reservoirs to collect water.