Texas History
Transportation by river in Texas was
a. not very difficult.
b. not much better than by road.
c. impossible because of frequent flooding.
d. easier in large boats.
b. not much better than by road.
Which issue caused disagreement among educators in the 1830s?
a. coeducation
b. funding
c. integration
d. school prayer
b. funding
More than half of the Amazon rain forest is located in ____________.
A. Peru
B. Brazil
C. Argentina
D. Bolivia
B. Brazil
The Crusade that resulted in the capture of Jerusalem by the Christians and the creation of four Crusader states
A. First Crusade
B. Second Crusade
C. Third Crusade
D. Fourth Crusade
A. First Crusade
This term refers to the stock market crash of October 29, 1929.
A. Blue Tuesday
B. Black Tuesday
C. Bad Tuesday
D. Black Friday
B. Black Tuesday
Settlers in early Texas learned many skills
a. because they had to do so many things for themselves.
b. in order to get along with the Indians.
c. in public schools that were required by Mexican law.
d. in order to manufacture goods for export.
a. because they had to do so many things for themselves.
What are spirituals?
a. nationalistic anthems
b. folk hymns
c. medieval church songs
d. Native American prayers
b. folk hymns
_________ is a form of government which is run by a few powerful individuals.
A. Democracy
B. Monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Autocracy
C. Oligarchy
In the Middle Ages, men who studied together at the great universities were known as ________.
A. oracles
B. sages
C. philosophers
D. scholastics
D. scholastics
During the 1930s, what region became known as the Dust Bowl?
A. the Rocky Mountains
B. the West Coast
C. the Mississippi River Valley
D. the Great Plains
D. the Great Plains
Plantations in the colonies
a. grew a variety of crops for export.
b. mostly employed freed African Americans.
c. tended to specialize in growing one crop.
d. were not usually successful.
c. tended to specialize in growing one crop.
The primary goal of Henry Clay’s American System was to
a. prevent foreign wars from affecting the United States.
b. industrialize the smaller towns in the United States.
c. create a sense of nationalism in the United States.
d. make the United States economically independent.
d. make the United States economically independent.
Some geographers consider the dividing line between Europe and Asia to be
A. the Volga River
B. the Ural Mountains
C. the Central Siberian Plain
D. the Caucasus Mountains
B. the Ural Mountains
During the Hundred Years' War, the "Great Schism" involved a dispute over who was the one true ________.
A. ruler of France
B. pope
C. king of England
D. heir to the throne of Spain
B. pope
This German military strategy of "lightning war" was first used in Poland.
A. blitzkrieg
B. luftwaffe
C. gesundheit
D. katze-hund
A. blitzkrieg
Many children in early Texas did not have access to education because
a. it was difficult for them to pronounce Spanish.
b. there were no schools.
c. taxes made school too expensive.
d. demands of farm life kept many them in the fields.
d. demands of farm life kept many them in the fields.
Conflicts arose in the early 1800s between the United States and the Seminole Indian tribe in Florida because that tribe
a. refused to leave Florida and attacked U.S. military posts.
b. had refused to support U.S. efforts in the War of 1812.
c. aided Spain in its conquest of Florida.
d. raided U.S. settlements and aided runaway slaves.
d. raided U.S. settlements and aided runaway slaves.
The name for the fertile soil in the Northern European Plain is
A. magma
B. topsoil
C. humus
D. chernozem
D. chernozem
The bubonic plague killed approximately _______ of the population of Europe.
A. one third
B. one fourth
C. half
D. two thirds
A. one third
By signing the Munich Pact, Britain and France agreed to take htis policy toward German aggression.
A. blitzkrieg
B. nonaggression pact
C. appeasement
D. isolationism
C. appeasement
Some slaveholders who wanted to emigrate to Texas in the 1820s were worried that
a. their slaves would be allowed to vote in Texas.
b. Mexico might make slavery illegal.
c. cotton might not grow well enough in the Texas climate.
d. Mexican slaves would be much less productive.
b. Mexico might make slavery illegal.
What compromise did the United States and Spain reach in the Adams-Onís Treaty?
a. The U.S. would receive the Missouri Territory from Spain in return for parts of the Oregon Country.
b. The U.S. would receive control of East Florida from Spain in return for U.S. claims to what is now Texas.
c. Spain would make Texas an independent territory.
d. Spain would pay $5 million to the U.S.
b. The U.S. would receive control of East Florida from Spain in return for U.S. claims to what is now Texas.
Eurasia is the name given to Europe and Asia by those who
A. believe in combining names
B. think of Europe and Asia as one continent
C. do not know exactly where Europe and Asia are located
D. think of Europe and Asia as a country
B. think of Europe and Asia as one continent
Which of the following kings was the first to claim all of England as his personal property?
A. John
B. Henry II
C. William the Conqueror
D. Richard the Lion-Hearted
C. William the Conqueror
This nation won the Battle of Britain.
A. Germany
B. Britain
C. USA
D. Italy
B. Britain