Sixth Six weeks test
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- What organization was founded by Hector P. Garcia?
- American GI Forum
- What section of the Texas Constitution contains the Bill of Rights?
- Article I
- What two events happened in the 1930s?
- the Depression and the Dust Bowl
- What level of government bears the major burden for providing public schools in Texas?
- State government
- Who commanded the US Pacific Fleet during World War II?
- Chester Nimitz
- Who was the second woman governor of Texas?
- Ann Richards
- Why did Texas need railroads?
- River transportation was dangerous and unpredictable
- Land given to a railroad company to expand railroads in Texas
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land grant
- Last region of Texas to receive Rail service
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Panhandle
- With the coming of railroad, Fort Worth grew as a ____.
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meat packing center
- What happened in Galveston in 1900?
- 6000 people died in a hurricane
- How would you describe the economy of the US and Texas in the 1920s?
- It was booming
- How did the Mexican Revolution affect the United States?
- Pancho Villa raided border towns and killed Americans
- What freedom did women gain in 1920?
- the right to vote
- Who was Miriam Ferguson?
- First woman governor of Texas
- Why did the US join in World War II?
- Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
- What happened to the price of oil in the 1970s?
- High prices because there was not enough oil
- What is federalism?
- form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of its smaller parts
- Who became president of the US after Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas?
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- The sinking of what ship brought the United States into World War I?
- the Lusitania
- What laws enforced segregation after Reconstruction?
- Jim Crow Laws
- What do we call the first ten amendments to the US constitution?
- the Bill of Rights
- What does freedom of assembly mean?
- the freedom to meet as a group
- What level of government provides over 50% of the money that goes to school?
- local government
- How many constitutions has Texas had?
- seven
- What is popular sovereignty?
- principle that all power comes from the people
- What is another word for Duty?
- responsibility
- What is an Amendment?
- a change or addition to a constitution
- What group of people were discriminated against after World War I?
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Germans
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What year was the current
constitution of Texas adopted? - 1876
- What is a constitution?
- a written plan of government
- What means relating to cities or city areas?
- urban
- How did farmers adapt to conditions in West Texas?
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by using dry farming
- What group fought for prohibition?
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
- How did farmers in the 1900s increase their crop production?
- by using the steam powered tractor
- Rail roads were enouraged in Texas by local governments offering _____.
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Cash bonuses
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Growth of railroad in Texas resulted in ____.
- opening of new businesses
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Place where crude oil is processed into a variety of products
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refinery
- Place where Pattillo Higgins and Anthony F. Lucas found oil
- Spindletop