Civil War and Reconstruction
Robert E Lee surrendered the Southern army at the site.
Appomattox Courthouse
-This ended the Civil war with a Union (North) victory
Many of the cowboy traditions, techniques and practices were introduced to Texas by which country?
Spain
In this civil war battle, a small group of Texas Confederate soldiers defended the state from a Union invasion of the South.
Battle of Sabine Pass
This government document includes citizens individual rights
the Bill of Rights
He was an African-American Civil Rights leader who created CORE-
James Farmer
These laws were passed in the post Civil War South to limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
The Black Codes
The Texas Petroleum industry began here in 1901
Spindletop oil field
This event is considered the start of the Civil War and the first shots fired.
Confederates fire on Ft. Sumter
- Lincoln wins the presidency and immediately South Carolina secedes. They are followed by other southern states who, combined, form the Confederate States of America.
This amendment protects a citizens right to not testify in their own defense, grants citizens due process and protects against double jeopardy
The 5th Amendment
What law was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
-California enters the US as a free state
-The Fugitive Slave Act
-The Mexican Cession was granted popular sovereignty on slavery (states can vote on slavery)
- Slave trade abolished in Washington DC
All of these are part of what compromise?
Compromise of 1850
In this Texas Era-
-oil replaces agriculture as the main economic driver
- railroads continue to expand
-new businesses start and grow in Texas
The Age of Oil
Which Era best titles this list:
- Bank and farm failures
-Black Thursday Stock Market Crash
-high unemployment
-FDR's New Deal plan implemented to create jobs
The Great Depression Era
This amendment guarantees citizens the right to trial by jury in a criminal case
The 6th Amendment
He was the last major chief of the Comanche Nation and an important leader during the time when Native Americans were being forced onto reservations in the late 1800s.
Quanah Parker
A political effect of Reconstruction...
Increased African American involvement in Government, The Reconstruction amendments
These independent oil prospectors drilled new wells in unexplored or risky locations, hoping to strike oil.
wildcatters
Advancements in technology after this war lead to advancements in the Texas oil industry.
World War I
The Judicial Branch declares a law unconstitutional- this is an example of which government principle?
Checks and Balances
This name is given to people in Texas who supported the North during the Civil War
Unionist
These 3 major issues lead to the Civil War...
Slavery, States Rights, Sectionalism
The expansion of what lead to more profits for Texas ranchers and contributed to the end of cattle drives?
Railroads
What was that impact ww1 had on the oil industry?
High demand for oil lead to a boom
principle where power is shared between two levels of government: The national government & The state governments
Federalism
The 1800s belief that the United States was meant to expand across North America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
Someone who supported Abraham Lincoln would likely support the abolition of slavery- true or false
True
As settlers moved to Texas in the 1800's and agriculture expanded, this crop became important to the Texas economy...
Cotton
During World War 2 Texans were forced to ration certain items- list some of the good Texans sacrificed.
food, shoes, gasoline
(victory gardens- grow your own food, rubber and gasoline needed for war machine- tires, vehicles, etc)
Only Congress can declare war. This is an example if which principle
Separation of powers
what was significant about the year 1845 in Texas history?
Texas was annexed into the united States
He was President of the US at the outbreak of the Civil War and tried to preserve the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
African American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army after the Civil War. They Protected settlers moving west, built forts, roads, and telegraph line and Fought in the Indian Wars.
Buffalo Soldiers
Texas experienced industrialization after the war
World War II
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war...
Which principle is this an example of?
Individual rights
This government body was created to provide food, clothing, medical care, and education for newly freed African Americans
The Freedmen's Bureau
More factories
Higher population
more railroads
established government
- These were advantages for the North or the South in the Civil War?
North
The Great Strom impacted the city of Galveston in these ways:
- elevation of the city was raised
-seawall was built
-many businesses and industries moved to Houston
-a commission style government was formed
-estimated 6,000-8,000 lives lost
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This invention contributed to the growth of cities and suburbs after WW2
Automobile
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
The 13th Amendment
which pair is correct:
A. Howard Hughes Sr- a famous wildcatter
Michael Dell- founder of Dell computers
B. Benjy Brooks- renowned pediatric surgeon
Michael Dell- founder of Dell computers
C. Benjy Brooks- invented the rotary drill
Howard Hughes Sr- astronaut
B. Benjy Brooks- renowned pediatric surgeon
Michael Dell- founder of Dell computers