Texas History
The South’s greatest resource for trade with the world was
a. cotton.
b. gold.
c. pork.
d. corn.
a. cotton.
Which of the following best describes empresarios?
a. Mexicans who opposed the revolution
b. agents who brought settlers to Texas
c. soldiers in the Texan army
d. supporters of manifest destiny
b. agents who brought settlers to Texas
An area in the desert where water is found is known as an
a. oasis
b. wadi
c. arid place
d. steppe
a. oasis
Glyphs were used for
A. Maya jewelry
B. the Maya writing system
C. Maya construction
D. the Maya system of currency
B. the Maya writing system
This term refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that began at the end of World War II.
A. Containment
B. Cold War
C. Civil War
D. Russian Revolution
B. Cold War
Sam Houston warned Texans that
a. they would have to raise taxes to pay for supplies and weapons.
b. they would have to defend the coasts as well as inland cities.
c. the North was determined to keep the Union together.
d. falling cotton prices would hurt the war effort.
c. the North was determined to keep the Union together.
Which practice caused Mormons to be persecuted in the 1850s?
a. the ritualistic slaughter of animals
b. marriage to more than one wife
c. violence against non-Mormons
d. prayer in public schools
b. marriage to more than one wife
an area located on the edge of a desert, with a semiarid climate, is known as a
A. plateau
B. oasis
C. peninsula
D. steppe
D. steppe
The decline of the Maya occurred
A. several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas
B. just a few years before the Spanish arrived
C. just a few years after the Spanish arrived
D. several hundred years after the Spanish arrived
A. several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas
During the Chinese Civil War, although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American support because he
A. was corrupt
B. was a nationalist
C. was a Communist
D. had cooperated with Japan during World War II
C. was a Communist
The South thought that it could win the war because
a. it had skilled military men and could fight a defensive.
b. Great Britain was on its side.
c. cold weather in the North would make military training difficult.
d. they could arm slaves and send them into battle first.
a. it had skilled military men and could fight a defensive.
Which of the following was true about the U.S. army at the beginning of the Mexican-American War?
a. greatly outnumbered the Mexican army
b. more experienced and better organized
c. better equipped than the Mexican army
d. could not attract volunteers
c. better equipped than the Mexican army
Also known as the Empty Quarter, the most famous desert in the Southwest Asia region is the
A. Syrian
B. Rub al-Khali
C. An-Nafud
D. Negev
B. Rub al-Khali
The period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from
A. 1100-1400 C.E.
B. 1200-1500 C.E.
C. 1300-1600 C.E.
D. 1400-1700 C.E.
C. 1300-1600 C.E.
This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime.
A. United Nations
B. NATO
C. OPEC
D. NeTseO
B. NATO
At the end of the war, Texas was
a. ready to resume large shipments of cotton to England.
b. in need of agricultural workers to replace slaves on
prosperous plantations.
c. eager to forgive and forget old quarrels.
d. in a state of political and economic collapse.
d. in a state of political and economic collapse.
Which challenge did Mexican Americans face when American settlers poured into the Southwest after the Mexican War?
a. Mexican land laws differed from U.S. land laws, which led to much confusion.
b. Mexican holidays were not recognized by the American settlers.
c. Mexican Americans were persecuted because they were mostly Roman Catholic.
d. Mexican Americans had no rights over the land and were legally evicted.
a. Mexican land laws differed from U.S. land laws, which led to much confusion.
The word used to describe a government controlled by religious leaders is
A. democratic
B. dictatorship
C. monarchy
D. theocratic
D. theocratic
The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of
A. drama
B. sculpture
C. two-dimensional art
D. the sonnet form in poetry
C. two-dimensional art
The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
A. Korea and China
B. North and South China
C. North and South Korea
D. China and Taiwan (Formosa)
C. North and South Korea
General William Tecumseh Sherman is remembered for
a. the first attack by Union troops on Texas soil.
b. defeating Lee at Appomattox.
c. his deliberately destructivemarch through Georgia and the Carolinas.
d. his control of the Mississippi.
c. his deliberately destructivemarch through Georgia and the Carolinas.
The American expansionists’ slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!” referred to the
a. line to which they wanted their northern territory to extend.
b. line that marked the northern border of what is now California.
c. number of prisoners they wanted Santa Anna to release.
d. number of Native Americans whose deaths they wanted to avenge.
a. line to which they wanted their northern territory to extend.
The purpose of OPEC is to control worldwide prices for
A. food
B. automobiles
C. housing
D. oil
D. oil
(OPEC = Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of
A. medieval scholarship
B. original Christian writings
C. classical Greek and Roman culture
D. the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties
C. classical Greek and Roman culture
Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?
A. China
B. South Korea
C. the United States
D. the United Nations
A. China