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Reconstruction
Cattle, Cotton, Oil & RR
Reforms
WWI, G.D., and WWII
Civil Rights
100
What was the purpose of the Reconstruction era?
to unite the southern states to the Union again
100
What type of people worked on the cattle drives?
Anglos, African Americans, Tejanos
100
The Populist Party was a new political party in the late 1890's created by who?
Farmers and Rural Citizens
100
Why did America join WWI in 1917?
The British intercepted The Zimmerman Telegram.
100
True of False: The Civil Rights era was during the late 1950's through the 1960's?
True
200
What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal
200
Anthony Lucas, 1901, East Texas, Boomtown...What am I?
Spindletop
200
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
200
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A telegram that Germany sent to Mexico asking Mexico to fight the United States and in return, Germany would give Mexico the southern part of the United States.
200

Who deserves rights?

Everyone but why?

300
What did the 14th amendment do?
Gave citizenship rights to former slaves
300

What are some effects of the railroad?

Shipped goods and livestock to markets delivered scarce resources to the west moved the population to the west and east

300
What governor of Texas set up the Texas Railroad Commission to protect citizens?
James Hogg
300
Put these in order. Great Depression, WWII, Stock Market Crash, WWI, Dust Bowl
WWI, Stock Market Crash, Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and WWII
300

Why do people need civil rights ?


Anything regarding rights, emphasizing importance of rights

400
What did the 15th amendment do?
Gave the right to vote to African American men
400
Why did the west move from farming to ranching?
because water resources were scarce in the west
400

Define Reform.

Changes with african americans, women, people with mental health, and child labor

400
Which era is described from the events? -German Texans persecuted -Economic boom in oil and gas -Texans joined the United States armed forces -Texans exposed to outside influences and ideas
Events associated with WWI in Texas
400
Who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Lyndon B. Johnson
500

Put the following in the correct order. Texas rejoins the Union, Texas Secedes, Texas wins the war

Texas Secedes, Texas wins the war, Texas rejoins the Union

500

Name 2 inventions that helped the ranching industry.

Barbed wire and Railroads

500
"Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours." This was a sign that women would protest with during which era?
The Reform Era
500
WWII created a huge demand for what product?
Oil
500
What were Jim Crow Laws
Laws that prevented African Americans from having the same civil rights as Anglo Americans