Civil War and Reconstruction
Texans succeeded from the US after the election of this president.
Abraham Lincoln
The introduction of Windmills in the 1800s allowed farmers and ranchers in West Texas do this without having access to a river.
Irrigate crops
This weather phenomenon negatively affected farmers by causing crops to die.
Drought
This civil rights leader lead protests against segregation and discrimination in Alabama
Martin Luther King
The leader of the State of Texas hold this political office.
The Governor
Texans believed this was essential to their economy
Slavery
This invention lead to an expansion of the ranching industry in Texas.
Barbed Wire
Created by FDR, these programs created jobs for Americans
The New Deal
This Texan leader served as president of the United States and passed laws such as the Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act
LBJ
This branch is responsible for serving as the commander-in-chief of the military and enforcing laws made by the legislature
The Executive Branch
Texas legislators voted to succeed from the US because they feared Lincoln would abolish this.
Slavery
The population of this city expanded as an urban center of wealth and job opportunities during the Age of Oil.
Houston
Over 750,000 Texans volunteered and served in this war to defeat the Nazis in Europe and Japanese in the Pacific.
WWII
This supreme court case desegregated Texas schools.
US v Texas
This principle states that the people ordain and establish the Texas constitution and control the government by voting.
Popular Sovereignty
These people began to perform traditionally male jobs because families lost family members to the war
Women
The development of this transportation system caused cities in the Texas panhandle to become connected to nationwide markets.
This geographic feature is a pull factor which encouraged people to move to Texas during the 1980s
Warmer Climate
Texas exists as a state in the US and has its own separate government as a reflection of this principle.
Texas legislators voted to secede from the Union because they believed the states had the right to do this.
Nullify federal laws
This discovery lead to the development of a highway system.
Spindletop
These people took new jobs in factories as manufacturing increased due to wartime demand.
Women and minority groups
This industry is responsible for a system of good roads.
The automobile industry
Article II of the constitution designates this principle, which describes the duties of the legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
Separation of Powers