| Dates | The American Mexican and Civil war | Early Statehood era | Other stuff that we forgot to mention | Other stuff that we forgot to mention cont. |
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1836
When was Texas's Independence won?
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- Slavery
-Tariffs -State Rights
What were the three main causes of the Civil War (name all of them)?
(There are 3) |
promote segregation
The Jim Crow laws were designed to _____________.
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19th amendment
Which amendment to the United States constitution granted suffrage to women.
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Germany
In 1860 most of the 43,000 immigrants that came to Texas were from _________.
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1845
When was Texas annexed?
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-Veracruz
-Cerro Gordo -Mexico City
Name the last three battles of the U.S Mexican war.
(there are 3) |
the Rio Grande was a Southern border of the U.S
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stated that ____________.
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progressivism
Efforts undertaken in Texas from 1890 to 1920 to bring about social, economic, and political reform was called _________.
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January 2017
The texas legislature met in 2015 when was the next time that they met?
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1846
When was the start of the Mexican-American?
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To get congress to declare war on Mexico.
What was President Polk's goal when delivering this speech.
" Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war" |
north to railroads
During Cattle Drives cattle were driven _________ ___ __________ where they could be sold for more money.
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- Fertile, rich soil
- Increased demand for farm labor - Demand for cotton in the North and East -Year round growing seasons
Reasons that slavery spread on the Texas Plantations ......
(there are 4) |
Hispanic Americans
Which minority group had the most cultural influence on ou state?
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1861
When was the Civil War?
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-Terry's Texas Rangers
-Ross's Cavalry brigade -Hood's Texas Brigade
What where the Confederate Military Unites from Texas?
(there are 3) |
- State Capital
- Financial matters - Native Americans
What did Mirabeau Lamar and Sam Houston differ in?
(there are 3) |
(Radical) Republicans
What political party wanted Kansas as a free state
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Barbara Jordan
Who was the first African-American woman from the South to serve in the united states congress?
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1850
California immediately gained statehood after the adoption of the Constitution of ________
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Houston feared that secession would lead to blood shed and war, but the North would prevail.
Why did Houston fear succession?
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New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
What nowday states did Texas give up to join the Union?
(There are 5) |
- Sales tax
- Property Taxes - Fees
Revenue sources for the state of Texas are.
(there are 3) |
- Republicanism
- Limited Government - Popular Sovereignty
By giving Texans rights to vote, Texans believed in the concept of:
(there are 3) |
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