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Vocabulary
How Texans Lived
Changing Face of Texas
Slavery and Politics
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"Cloth"
Textile
100
What was the largest town in Texas in the year 1850?
Galveston
100
What two towns did most Mexican Texans live near during the 1850s?
San Antonio and El Paso
100
True of False: Slaves in Texas had no voting rights.
True
100
Both German Texans and Tejanos did not support what?
Slavery
200
"To withdraw formally"
Secede
200
List 2 different modes of transportation Texans used during the mid 1800s.
1. Horseback 2. Wagons 3. Steamboats/Boats 4. Stagecoaches 5. Railroads
200
Why did most Germans come to settle in Texas?
1. Seeking political or religious freedoms OR 2. Economic opportunities
200
True or False: Slaves in Texas had property rights.
False
200
Between 1846 and 1860, where did nearly all Texans live?
Farms or Ranches
300
"A crop produced for profit"
Cash Crop
300
What was the largest town in Texas in 1860?
San Antonio
300
Where did most Irish immigrants settle in Texas?
Near San Patricio or Refugio
300
In 1861, the majority of Texans wanted to leave the Union and join the _____________________.
Confederacy
300
What was the largest food crop in Texas in the 1800s?
Corn
400
"Forcing Native Americans to move to reservations"
Removal
400
Name the 2 main cash crops grown in Texas during the mid 1800s
1. Cotton 2. Sugar Cane
400
Why did many Irish people flee Ireland in 1845?
The Potato Famine
400
What year was Sam Houston elected governor of Texas?
1859
400
Name one of the daily activities Texans in the 1850s would do for fun on the frontier. (many possible answers)
1. Horse Racing 2. Hunting 3. Fishing 4. Dancing
500
"A severe food shortage"
Famine
500
What year was the Permanent School Fund established to ensure future support for education in Texas?
1876
500
Name the 2 Indian Reservations established in Texas in the mid 1800s.
1. The Brazos Reservation 2. The Clear Fork Reservation
500
What fraction of the population of Texas did slaves make up during 1860? (answer is a fraction)
1/3
500
During the 1850s, a number of issues divided the United States into North and South. What were these issues known as?
"Wedges of Separation"