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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Which group primarily settled in the eastern part of what we now call Texas?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
2. Which of the following tribes was among those that eventually became part of the great horse cultures in
North America?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
3. The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A. France.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. Portugal.
4. Why did the French settlement attempted near Matagorda Bay fail?
A. The expedition was under-supplied and poorly led.
B. The Karankawa Indians were unexpectedly hostile toward the New Orleans settlement.
C. The territory was too broad to be controlled or governed effectively.
D. Sieur de La Salle was a poor leader who was eventually killed by Karankawa Indians.
5. What is a presidio?
A. a Catholic mission settlement
B. a fortified settlement
C. a "leader" in Spanish
D. a defensible spit of land
6. The first area settled by the Tejanos was
A. eastern Texas.
B. the Gulf Coast.
C. "Hill Country".
D. the Rio Grande Valley.
7. Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A. Texas and Mexico
B. the CSA and France
C. Spain and France
D. France and Mexico
8. Who led the Army of the Gulf in a show of force designed to discourage French support of the
Confederacy?
A. Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Alfred H. Terry
D. Nathaniel P. Banks
,9. Which of the following is an example of "luck" that limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil
War?
A. French support of the Confederacy
B. the successful show of force by the Army of the Gulf
C. Native American occupation west of the Balcones Escarpment
D. Maximilian's long reign in Mexico
10. Name the two major ideological groups in Texas during the era of Reconstruction.
A. Farmers Alliance and popular sovereigntists
B. popular sovereigntists and true southerners
C. true southerners and Confederate sympathizers
D. Confederate sympathizers and Republicans
11. The "carpetbagger's constitution" reversed which right of former slaves and whites who had participated
in the Civil War?
A. citizenship
B. suffrage
C. habeas corpus
D. assembly
12. Which group primarily settled in the eastern part of what we now call Texas?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
13. Which of the following tribes was among those that eventually became part of the great horse cultures in
North America?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
14. The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A. France.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. Portugal.
15. Why did the French settlement attempted near Matagorda Bay fail?
A. The expedition was under-supplied and poorly led.
B. The Karankawa Indians were unexpectedly hostile toward the New Orleans settlement.
C. The territory was too broad to be controlled or governed effectively.
D. Sieur de La Salle was a poor leader who was eventually killed by Karankawa Indians.
16. What is a presidio?
A. a Catholic mission settlement
B. a fortified settlement
C. a "leader" in Spanish
D. a defensible spit of land
17. The first area settled by the Tejanos was
A. eastern Texas.
B. the Gulf Coast.
C. "Hill Country".
D. the Rio Grande Valley.
,18. Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A. Texas and Mexico
B. the CSA and France
C. Spain and France
D. France and Mexico
19. Who led the Army of the Gulf in a show of force designed to discourage French support of the
Confederacy?
A. Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Alfred H. Terry
D. Nathaniel P. Banks
20. Which of the following is an example of "luck" that limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil
War?
A. French support of the Confederacy
B. the successful show of force by the Army of the Gulf
C. Native American occupation west of the Balcones Escarpment
D. Maximilian's long reign in Mexico
21. Name the two major ideological groups in Texas during the era of Reconstruction.
A. Farmers Alliance and popular sovereigntists
B. popular sovereigntists and true southerners
C. true southerners and Confederate sympathizers
D. Confederate sympathizers and Republicans
22. The "carpetbagger's constitution" reversed which right of former slaves and whites who had participated
in the Civil War?
A. citizenship
B. suffrage
C. habeas corpus
D. assembly
23. Southern Democrats were able to regain control of state government with the election of ________.
A. 1864
B. 1866
C. 1874
D. 1876
24. Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas?
A. 10 years
B. 50 years
C. 100 years
D. 150 years
25. Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction Texas and
is/are still important today?
A. cattle
B. cotton and oil
C. oil and cattle
D. oil, cotton, and cattle
26. Mexican governments provided generous land grants to any family willing to settle in the state. The sitio
or legua each family could receive was how large?
A. 40 acres and a mule
B. 640 acres or a section
C. 1,500 acres
D. more than 4,000 acres
, 27. What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s?
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three.
28. In the years following the Civil War, ________ became Texas's economic mainstay.
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. None of these answers is correct.
29. Between 1900 and 1950, what accelerated the demographic shift from a rural society to an urban society
in Texas?
A. oil
B. the Civil Rights movement
C. WWI and WWII
D. the automobile
30. Today, what industry dominates the Texas economy, employing nearly 80 percent of the private sector
workforce?
A. oil and petrochemical processing
B. the service industry
C. agriculture and cattle
D. manufacturing and the high tech industry
31. Members of which of the following groups overwhelmingly identify themselves as Republican?
A. evangelical Protestants
B. Protestants of the black church tradition
C. Roman Catholics
D. agnostics
32. A belief that government is a positive instrument for change and a means for promoting the general
welfare of all citizens defines which political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
33. John believes that government's primary purpose is to defend the country and build roads. Additionally,
he believes in low pay and term limits for political offices. John is demonstrating the beliefs of which
political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
34. Which political subculture was a natural extension of the practice of slavery?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
35. Which group was forced to adopt the traditionalistic political subculture because of their subservient role?
A. Anglos
B. African Americans
C. Mexicans
D. German and Midwestern settlers
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Which group primarily settled in the eastern part of what we now call Texas?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
2. Which of the following tribes was among those that eventually became part of the great horse cultures in
North America?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
3. The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A. France.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. Portugal.
4. Why did the French settlement attempted near Matagorda Bay fail?
A. The expedition was under-supplied and poorly led.
B. The Karankawa Indians were unexpectedly hostile toward the New Orleans settlement.
C. The territory was too broad to be controlled or governed effectively.
D. Sieur de La Salle was a poor leader who was eventually killed by Karankawa Indians.
5. What is a presidio?
A. a Catholic mission settlement
B. a fortified settlement
C. a "leader" in Spanish
D. a defensible spit of land
6. The first area settled by the Tejanos was
A. eastern Texas.
B. the Gulf Coast.
C. "Hill Country".
D. the Rio Grande Valley.
7. Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A. Texas and Mexico
B. the CSA and France
C. Spain and France
D. France and Mexico
8. Who led the Army of the Gulf in a show of force designed to discourage French support of the
Confederacy?
A. Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Alfred H. Terry
D. Nathaniel P. Banks
,9. Which of the following is an example of "luck" that limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil
War?
A. French support of the Confederacy
B. the successful show of force by the Army of the Gulf
C. Native American occupation west of the Balcones Escarpment
D. Maximilian's long reign in Mexico
10. Name the two major ideological groups in Texas during the era of Reconstruction.
A. Farmers Alliance and popular sovereigntists
B. popular sovereigntists and true southerners
C. true southerners and Confederate sympathizers
D. Confederate sympathizers and Republicans
11. The "carpetbagger's constitution" reversed which right of former slaves and whites who had participated
in the Civil War?
A. citizenship
B. suffrage
C. habeas corpus
D. assembly
12. Which group primarily settled in the eastern part of what we now call Texas?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
13. Which of the following tribes was among those that eventually became part of the great horse cultures in
North America?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
14. The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A. France.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. Portugal.
15. Why did the French settlement attempted near Matagorda Bay fail?
A. The expedition was under-supplied and poorly led.
B. The Karankawa Indians were unexpectedly hostile toward the New Orleans settlement.
C. The territory was too broad to be controlled or governed effectively.
D. Sieur de La Salle was a poor leader who was eventually killed by Karankawa Indians.
16. What is a presidio?
A. a Catholic mission settlement
B. a fortified settlement
C. a "leader" in Spanish
D. a defensible spit of land
17. The first area settled by the Tejanos was
A. eastern Texas.
B. the Gulf Coast.
C. "Hill Country".
D. the Rio Grande Valley.
,18. Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A. Texas and Mexico
B. the CSA and France
C. Spain and France
D. France and Mexico
19. Who led the Army of the Gulf in a show of force designed to discourage French support of the
Confederacy?
A. Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Alfred H. Terry
D. Nathaniel P. Banks
20. Which of the following is an example of "luck" that limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil
War?
A. French support of the Confederacy
B. the successful show of force by the Army of the Gulf
C. Native American occupation west of the Balcones Escarpment
D. Maximilian's long reign in Mexico
21. Name the two major ideological groups in Texas during the era of Reconstruction.
A. Farmers Alliance and popular sovereigntists
B. popular sovereigntists and true southerners
C. true southerners and Confederate sympathizers
D. Confederate sympathizers and Republicans
22. The "carpetbagger's constitution" reversed which right of former slaves and whites who had participated
in the Civil War?
A. citizenship
B. suffrage
C. habeas corpus
D. assembly
23. Southern Democrats were able to regain control of state government with the election of ________.
A. 1864
B. 1866
C. 1874
D. 1876
24. Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas?
A. 10 years
B. 50 years
C. 100 years
D. 150 years
25. Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction Texas and
is/are still important today?
A. cattle
B. cotton and oil
C. oil and cattle
D. oil, cotton, and cattle
26. Mexican governments provided generous land grants to any family willing to settle in the state. The sitio
or legua each family could receive was how large?
A. 40 acres and a mule
B. 640 acres or a section
C. 1,500 acres
D. more than 4,000 acres
, 27. What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s?
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three.
28. In the years following the Civil War, ________ became Texas's economic mainstay.
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. None of these answers is correct.
29. Between 1900 and 1950, what accelerated the demographic shift from a rural society to an urban society
in Texas?
A. oil
B. the Civil Rights movement
C. WWI and WWII
D. the automobile
30. Today, what industry dominates the Texas economy, employing nearly 80 percent of the private sector
workforce?
A. oil and petrochemical processing
B. the service industry
C. agriculture and cattle
D. manufacturing and the high tech industry
31. Members of which of the following groups overwhelmingly identify themselves as Republican?
A. evangelical Protestants
B. Protestants of the black church tradition
C. Roman Catholics
D. agnostics
32. A belief that government is a positive instrument for change and a means for promoting the general
welfare of all citizens defines which political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
33. John believes that government's primary purpose is to defend the country and build roads. Additionally,
he believes in low pay and term limits for political offices. John is demonstrating the beliefs of which
political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
34. Which political subculture was a natural extension of the practice of slavery?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
35. Which group was forced to adopt the traditionalistic political subculture because of their subservient role?
A. Anglos
B. African Americans
C. Mexicans
D. German and Midwestern settlers
