Name _____________________________

Texas History Spring Semester Exam Review

Unit 7: Civil War and Reconstruction
1. Did all Texas citizens agree on the issue of slavery before the Civil War? Why or why
not? (p. 315-316, map on p. 321)

2. Place these events in order on a timeline:

Current Texas Constitution adopted in 1876 (p. 335)
Texas readmitted into the Union (p. 333)
Sam Houston removed as Governor (p. 307)
Civil War fought (p. 309-313)

3. Delegates at the ____________ convention were in favor of leaving the Union because

they considered ____________ important for the economy. (p. 306)

4. If the Civil War ended in April of 1865, why didnt the slaves learn they were free until
June of that year? Answer in a complete sentence. (p. 324)

5. The Battle of Palmito Ranch (p. 312-313) was:

fought along the Rio Grande.
Probably unnecessary, because it happened after
__________________________________________.
which means it was the ____________ battle of the Civil War.

6. John B. Magruder commanded Confederate troops at the Battle of _____________. (p.

312)

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7. Many former slaves became sharecroppers after the Civil War ended. What is
sharecropping? Answer in a complete sentence. (p. 384)

8. Separation of powers means that the government is divided into these three branches:
(p. 562)



9. What did Sam Houston refuse to swear allegiance to, resulting in him being kicked out
of office? (p. 307)

10. Why is Juneteenth celebrated in Texas? Answer in a complete sentence. (p. 325)

11. Who couldnt vote according to the Texas Constitution of 1861, but could vote
according to the Texas Constitutions of 1869 and 1876? (p. 331)
a. Women
b. Dead people
c. African American men
d. All of the above

Unit 8: Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

12. Which group of people were forced to move to reservations by the U.S. government? (p.
356)

13. Who were the Buffalo Soldiers? Answer in a complete sentence. (p. 351)

14. Quanah Parker (p. 346) was:

The son of ______________________ and a _____________ chief.

Became the last ______________ of the Comanches.

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15. Demand for beef in the (pick one: north/south/east/west) brought rapid growth to the
___________ industry. (p. 366)
16. Horses, railroads, and steamboats all contributed to the ____________________ of
Texas in the late 1800s.
a. Pacification
b. Urbanization
c. Proliferation
d. Democratization
17. Which former Governor of Texas set up the Texas Railroad Commission? (Hint: His wifes
name was Ima.) (p. 387)

18. Immediately after the Civil War ended, many cattle trails were (Pick one:
added/destroyed) to support the cattle industry in Texas. (p. 367)

19. Begun in 1867, the _____________ Trail (hint: highway next to our school) was the
earliest cattle trail used. (p. 367)

20. Who feared stampedes more than anything else? (p. 368)
a. Military generals
b. Politicians
c. The cattle
d. Cattle drive bosses

Unit 9: Age of Oil, Modernizing Texas

21. The Texas Railroad Commission was established to regulate and control __________
prices. (p. 424)

22. In a complete sentence, define boom and bust cycle. (p. 418)

23. Progressivism was a political movement that pushed for ____________ workplace
conditions. (p. 447)

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24. Farmers and rural citizens supported the political movement of ______________. (p.
445)

25. Define suffrage. (p. 441)

26. What did many American women do when many American men went to fight in World
War I? Answer in a complete sentence.

27. What major event caused many industries to move from Galveston to Houston? (p. 447-
448)

28. The population of cities expanded rapidly due to rapid ______________ expansion
during the early 1900s. (Hint: the key word here is in the previous question.) (p. 400)

29. There was a huge demand for oil, so many people in (Pick one:
North/South/East/West) Texas thought they may get rich. (p. 423)

30. Manufacturing of products from natural resources in Texas (Pick one:

Increased/Decreased/Stayed the same/Stopped) during World War I. (p. 459)

Unit 10: The Great Depression and World War II

31. What major natural disaster caused many farms to be lost to banks during the 1930s?
(p. 479)

32. What series of programs during the Great Depression were created to employ
thousands to build things such as roads or bridges? (p. 483)

33. Texans planted new trees and vegetation to prevent erosion, which helped with
problems arising from the _________ __________. (Hint: see the answer to #31)

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34. The U.S. built many ___________ in Texas during World War II because of its moderate
climate and large expanses of land. (p. 488)

35. Besides the answer for #34, what other kinds of things were built in Texas as a result of
U.S. involvement in World War II? (p. 488-489)



36. Answer in two sentences or more: What is the difference between a primary source and
a secondary source?

37. Who was Audie Murphy? Answer in a complete sentence. (p. 491)

38. Texans did not invest heavily in the stock market in the 1920s, which meant that it was
not affected by what major event in 1929? (bottom of p. 477)

39. When you produce more of something than the public demands, what happens to the
price of that item? (p. 476)

Unit 11: The Civil Rights Movement

40. Who created the American G.I. Forum to help expand the rights and liberties of Hispanic
Americans? (p. 512)

41. Voting for public officials is both a __________ and a _______________. (p. 596)

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42. People need to be informed to make valid decisions. Therefore, freedom of the
____________ is extremely important. (p. 598)

43. What do interest groups do? (p. 598)

44. Equality between men and women is protected by the _____________ Constitution but

not necessarily by the _____________ Constitution. (p. 572)

45. Civil Rights was a major issue that divided the _____________ Party in the late 1950s
and 1960s. (p. 518-520)
46. Describe the importance of Barbara Jordan in at least two complete sentences. (p. 531)

47. True or False: Equality for economic status is protected by the Texas Constitution.
48. What is a Republican form of government? Answer with at least one complete
sentence. (p. 170)

49. True or False: Newspapers and television stations refused to cover the issues and events
of the Civil Rights Movement.
50. Between Reconstruction and the election of Bill Clements in 1979, the ____________
party dominated Texas politics. (p. 525)

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