Texas revolution Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following best describes why a democratic government regulates the economy? • To guarantee fair elections • To protect civil rights • To provide federal jobs • To ensure financial stability correct answers To ensure financial stability Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement of the present-day United States? • European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new territories. • The area was primarily populated from the Eas...

CHAPTER 1. THREE OLD WORLDS CREATE A NEW, 1492–1600 1-1. American Societies 1-1a. Ancient America 1-1b. Mesoamerican Civilizations 1-1c. Pueblos and Mississippians 1-1d. Aztecs 1-2. North America in 1492 1-2a. Gendered Division of Labor 1-2b. Social Organization 1-2c. War and Politics 1-2d. Religion 1-3. African Societies 1-3a. West Africa (Guinea) 1-3b. Complementary Gender Roles 1-3c. Slavery in Guinea 1-4. European Societies 1-4a. Gender, Work, Politics, and Religion 1-4b. ...

How were the railroads funded? correct answers Government furnished grants by grants of public lands and loans for each mile of the railroad completed. Not enough money though, so two years later the law was amended to double the land grants, and gave second-mortgage bonds to the public. Who helped to build the rail roads? correct answers Over 10,000 Chinese workers built the railroad What is Promontory Point? correct answers the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at P...

Praxis 5004 PRACTICE TEST Questions and Answers Already Passed Which of the following best describes why a democratic government regulates the economy? • To guarantee fair elections • To protect civil rights • To provide federal jobs • To ensure financial stability To ensure financial stability Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement of the present-day United States? • European powers cooperated with one another to colonize new territories. •...

TEXAS HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ 1. If you were studying how man adapted to their environment, which theme of geography would you be applying? Human-Environment Interaction 2. Which Texas region is characterized by having vast plains, high winds, and uses the Ogallala Aquifer? Great Plains / High Plains 3. Which characteristic is common to most major Texas cities? Near a water source 4. Why was the buffalo important to the American Indian...

Westward Expansion Test Questions and Answers Manifest Destiny - Answer-the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. Louisiana Purchase - Answer-territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million Convention of 1818 - Answer-Britain and the United States agreed to the 49th parallel as the northern boundary; the two nations also agreed to joint occupation of the Oregon cou...

Abolitionistist correct answer: An individual opposed to slavery Affirmative action correct answer: Various governmental policies that address discrimination against women and minority groups Adams-Onis Treaty correct answer: Treaty negotiated by John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onis, in which Spain ceded Florida and Oregon country to the United States in exchange for sovereignty over Texas Al-Quada correct answer: International terrorist organization held responsible for the September...

Texas History (PACT) Exam Prep Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024 400 - correct answer First record of Native American settlement in what is now Texas. 1519 - correct answer Spain begin explorations of what is now Texas. 1810 - correct answer Mexico declares independence from Spain. Side note: (Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.) 1822 - correct answer Moses Austin secures empresarial grant and "Old Three Hundred" Americans settle Texas. 1830 - correct an...

Complete Test Bank for Of the People, Volume I: To 1877 with Sources, 5e 5th Edition by Michael McGerr, Camilla Townsend, Karen M. Dunak, Mark Summers, and Jan Ellen Lewis. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15 Chapter 1. Worlds in Motion, AMERICAN PORTRAIT: Malinche, Cultural Translator The Worlds of Indian Peoples Great Migrations The Emergence of Farming The Cradle of the Americas AMERICAN LANDSCAPE: Tenochtitlan The Northern World Takes Shape The Worlds of Christ...

Texas History (PACT) Exam Prep400 - correct answer First record of Native American settlement in what is now Texas. 1519 - correct answer Spain begin explorations of what is now Texas. 1810 - correct answer Mexico declares independence from Spain. Side note: (Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.) 1822 - correct answer Moses Austin secures empresarial grant and "Old Three Hundred" Americans settle Texas. 1830 - correct answer Mexico bans any more immigration into Texas b...