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Who surrendered to General Urrea at Goliad?
James Fannin
100
The process of reuniting the US and rebuilding southern states after the Civil War was known as...
Reconstruction
100
The Gulf of Mexico most strongly affects the climate of what Texas region?
The Coastal Plains
100
Who is the Texas Empresario; Father of Texas?
Stephen F Austin
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Why did Texas escape damage to its towns that other southern states experienced during the Civil War?
Few battles took place in Texas.
200
Who was the main author of the Texas Declaration of Independence?
George Childress
200
How were Texans affected economically during the Civil War?
They were so far away from most of the action that they were not greatly affected.
200
What was the change the Spanish brought to the New World that killed many Native Americans?
Disease
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What was protected by the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
Catholicism
200
What is Manifest Destiny?
Many Americans believed that the US was destined to expand its territory across North America and that annexing Texas would support this result.
300
Summarize the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?
Because of repeated violations of the constitution of 1824 by the local commander, the people of Texas unite against the current Mexican government.
300
What did the Confederate States do to deal with its shortage of soldiers during the Civil War?
They drafted (conscripted) men to fight even though they weren't volunteers.
300
What factors most influenced the location of civil war battles in Texas?
Union forces targeted Texas ports in order to limit trade to the other Southern states.
300
What happened immediately before Texas voted to secede from the Union?
the election of President Lincoln
300
After the Panic of 1819 in the US, it was very difficult to purchase land there. How did this affect settlement in Texas?
It increased settlement to Texas because people were able to purchase cheap land there.
400
The purpose of the Turtle Bayou Resolutions after the Anahuac conflict was...
to request a peaceful prisoner exchange
400
The Texas legislature, like other southern state legislatures, passed the Black Codes after the Civil War, which did what?T
hey denied African Americans their civil rights
400
Why did West Texas ranchers need to pump water out of aquifers to get water for their herds?
West Texas is very dry and gets little rainfall
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Why would Texas want to be annexed into the Union?
Military protection, money system, same laws, and easy travel between states.
400
Why did the southern states vote "yes" for the annexation of Texas?
Because it would expand slavery and make the US have more slave states than free states.
500
Put in Chronological order: A. The Mexican army laid siege to the Alamo B. The Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted. C. The Texas Rangers were established. D. Mexican troops tried to take a cannon from the citizens of Gonzales.
D,A,B,C
500
Why did the disagreement over tariffs turn into an argument about states' rights?
The South felt that states should be able to ignore tariffs and other federal laws they didn't like.
500
What was one significant result of the Texas oil boom in the early 20th century?
The city of Houston grew from a small commercial center into one of the largest cities in the US.
500
Between the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries, why did some Spanish officials see the US as a threat to Spain's colonies?
The US was quickly expanding westward, and many feared it would soon compete for control of North America.
500
"The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions, from all unreasonable seizures or searches, and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or thing, shall issue without describing them as near as may be, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation." What is the main idea?
Authorities must have a good reason to search property.