Ch 1: Intro to Texas History & Politics

What are the 6 Western Countries that have governed Texas over the last 500 years?

-Spain -France -the Republic of Mexico -the Republic of Texas -the United States of America -[briefly] the Confederate States of America

The flags of which nations were among the "six flags" of Texas? Multiple select question. Spain Republic of New Mexico Portugal England Republic of Mexico

-Spain -Republic of Mexico

Which of the following reflect important shifts in political power in Texas that were made apparent by the 2010 Census? Multiple select question. -Texas is returning to its agricultural roots. -Texas is a majority-minority state. -Texas is becoming more urban. -Texas is losing population. -Texans are overwhelmingly liberal in ideology.

-Texas is a majority-minority state. -Texas is becoming more urban.

Settlement attempt led by Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle:

-began in 1685 when his expedition overshot New Orleans and landed on the TX coast near Matagorda Bay.

The discovery of oil in Texas contributed to which of the following? Multiple select question. -growth in Texas's population -a rejection of new ideas about government and economics -a demographic shift from an urban to a rural society -a transition from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy

-growth in Texas's population -a transition from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy

The Spanish introduced _____, _____, & _____ into TX.

-horses -sheep -cattle

Why did Fort Saint Louis fail? (Choose every correct answer.) Multiple select question. inadequate supplies plague conflict with Spanish settlers poor leadership

-inadequate supplies -poor leadership

Texas both entered the 2008 recession later and emerged from it more quickly than other states, due in part to its ______. Multiple select question. -singular dependence on energy industries -business-friendly fiscal policies -business-friendly regulatory policies -aggressive regulation policies -progressive welfare assistance programs -economic diversification

-business-friendly fiscal policies -business-friendly regulatory policies -economic diversification

From 1848 to 1860, Texas's economy became increasingly tied to that of ______. Multiple choice question. [1] Mexico Europe the West and Northwest the southern states

-southern states ( & slave system)

France laid claim to:

-the Mississippi River System (bordering much east TX territory and north along the Red River. -Parts of the Spanish claims in the northwest territories of Mexico.

For which two of the following reasons do African Americans today celebrate Juneteenth? Multiple select question. -to commemorate emancipation -to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders -to remember the resilience of African Americans who have faxed discrimination and bigotry throughout the centuries -to celebrate the day that the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified

-to commemorate emancipation -to remember the resilience of African Americans who have faxed discrimination and bigotry throughout the centuries

Fort Saint Louis:

-was a dismal failure because the expedition was inadequetely supplied and La Salle was a poor leader. -When La Salle left in 1687, taking an overland route to seek help from New Orleans, his own men killed him.

___________ was the 1st of the modern European nations to lay claim to the territory of Texas.

Spain

Which of the following describes the key obstacle to Texas's admission to the United States after winning independence from Mexico? Multiple choice question. A slave-free state would also need to be created. States bordering Texas wanted the Texas territory. Texas would first have to free itself of debt. Mexico would still not give up its claim.

A slave-free state would also need to be created.

Which region of Texas did Anglo settlers begin to inhabit during the 1820s? Multiple choice question. Frontier West Texas Spanish South Texas German Hill Country East Texas

East Texas

According to a 2014 survey by the Pew Research Center, the greatest number of Texans identify with which two religious groups? Multiple choice question. Catholic and Historically Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant and Catholic Mainline Protestant and Historically Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant and Mormon

Evangelical Protestant and Catholic

What country invaded Mexico in 1861, thereby influencing the American Civil War? Multiple choice question. France England Russia Austria

France

After the failure of the French at Fort Saint Louis, the fort was destroyed, and the remaining settlers were killed or captured by ______. Multiple choice question. -the Spanish who had remained after Coronado's departure -Karankawa Indians -the Tejanos -Caddo Indians expanding from their eastern territories

Karankawa Indians

In Texas during Reconstruction, which group was considered outsiders that could not be trusted by "true" southerners? Multiple choice question. Anglos Democrats Confederate soldiers Republicans

Republicans

For most of its history, Texas has had a(n) _____________-based economy.

land

What was a sitio (or legua)? Multiple choice question. land granted to a family willing to settle in Texas a fortified settlement in Texas a debt owed by many who moved to Texas an annual allowance paid to people willing to farm in Texas

land granted to a family willing to settle in Texas

Of the fifty states, Texas ranks ______ both in total land size and in terms of population. Multiple choice question. second fourth sixth first

second

What pushed socially conservative Texans away from the Democratic Party and toward the Republican Party? Multiple choice question. the Great Depression the Civil Rights movement Reconstruction World War II

the Civil Rights movement

When the US bought __________ from France in 1803, new settlement and immigration patterns emerged in East TX.

the Louisiana Territory

The 3rd flag to fly over TX was ___________.

the Republic of Mexico

What was the 1st area Tejanos settled?

the Rio Grande Valley

What kept Texas from being among the first state to secede from the Union? Multiple choice question. lack of sympathy for the southern cause continued economic and cultural ties with Mexico the stringent requirements of the Texas constitution the state's antislavery tradition

the stringent requirements of the Texas constitution

The flag of the Republic of Mexico was the Blank______ flag to fly over Texas. Multiple choice question. first second third fourth

third

African Americans in Texas tend to be concentrated in ______. Multiple choice question. East Texas three metropolitan areas rural west Texas the border area

three metropolitan areas

Which of the following remains important in the Piney Woods region? Multiple choice question. technology agriculture timber oil

timber ( & manufacturing)

What industries are economically important to present-day East Texas? Multiple choice question. trade and cattle shipping and fishing oil and aerospace timber and manufacturing

timber and manufacturing

What was the main reason the Spanish crown decided to increase settlement efforts in Texas in the late 1600s? to exploit newly discovered gold deposits to take advantage of the success of Coronado's settlements to fend off future French claims to drive out the Tejanos

to fend off future French claims

In recent years, ______ has diversified the economy of the border area of South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. Multiple choice question. the technology industry trade with Mexican border cities the petrochemical industry the service sector

trade with Mexican border cities

In 1972, a majority of Texans voted for ______ for president. Multiple choice question. George McGovern (Democrat) Richard Nixon (Republican)

Richard Nixon (Republican)

Who was Texas's most notable Unionist? Multiple choice question. Edward Clark Albert Sidney Johnston Sam Houston Francis Lubbock

Sam Houston

Spanish influence spread throughout the state after they settled the Rio Grande Valley and regions as far north and east as the city of ______________ ________________.

San Antonio

Which of the following events ended the war between Texas and Mexico? Multiple choice question. -Santa Anna's defeat on the banks of the San Jacinto River -the arrival of troops from the U.S. government -the "Runaway Scrape" to Louisiana -the Goliad Massacre of James Fannin's troops

Santa Anna's defeat on the banks of the San Jacinto River

The Gonzales flag raised during the 1835 conflict between Mexican and Texan forces read, ______.

"Come and take it"

The first Asian American elected to the Texas House was ______. Multiple choice question. Tom Lee Hubert Vo Martha Wong

Tom Lee

The treaty signed by Santa Anna recognizing Texas's independence from Mexico was the ________. Multiple choice question. Runaway Scrape Treaty Treaty of Gonzalez Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty of Velasco

Treaty of Velasco

Most major rivers, other geographic locations, cities and counties in TX have Spanish names. T/F

True

Spanish legal systems left their legacy on state laws. Example?

True -Those regarding land ownership and rights, and the homestead exemption. Current laws regarding community property and protections against forced sale of property (to pay off debt or court ordered judgement)

True or false: Despite its win over Mexico in the revolution, Texas had no desire to be an independent country.

True, Texas had limited resources and infrastructure to successfully become its own country. It desired to become part of the United States.

The group known by the pejorative term ___________were Republicans who moved to the South to take political office during Reconstruction, while the term ______________was used to describe southerners who supported Reconstruction policies. (Watch your spelling!)

carpetbaggers scalawags

The economy of the border area of South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley is noted primarily for its agricultural production of ______. Multiple choice question. cattle feed citrus fruits cotton wheat

citrus fruits

From the 1820s to the 1860s, the primary use of land in Texas was for ______. Multiple choice question. wheat farming cotton farming oil drilling cattle farming

cotton farming

The 14th Amendment, ______________.

declared formerly enslaved people to be American citizens

The economic recession of the early 1980s showed Texas state government that the state needed to increase or improve its ______. Multiple choice question. social welfare expenditures focus on farming economic diversity oversight agencies

economic diversity

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution gives Multiple choice question. all enslaved people freedom throughout the United States. every man the right to vote, regardless of color. "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizenship. due process and equal protection for all.

every man the right to vote, regardless of color.

Poverty rates in Texas for 2018 were ______ the national average. Multiple choice question. higher than slightly lower than about equal to a great deal lower than

higher than

While the overall population of Texas has ______, the proportion of Texans living in rural areas has ______.

increased; declined

An economic system in which most wealth is derived from the use of land is called a ______ economy. Multiple choice question. service land-based traditional nonpolitical

land-based

Which of the following terms is used to identify a state in which one or several minority groups have come to make up the majority of the population? Multiple choice question. minority-power minority-rule majority-rule majority-minority

majority-minority

As compared to today's Texas boundaries, Spanish Texas was ______. Multiple choice question. much smaller almost identical much larger

much smaller

From where did the first inhabitants of Texas originally come? Multiple choice question. France Central America Spain northern Asia

northern Asia

Throughout its early history, a prime reason that people settled in Texas was ______. Multiple choice question. its infrastructure their banishment from other states offers of free land the easy way of life

offers of free land

One of the first acts of the new Republic of Texas was to ______. Multiple choice question. meet all its financial obligations to its citizenry petition the U.S. government for statehood pour money into the construction of infrastructure outlaw slavery within its boundaries

petition the U.S. government for statehood

The Gulf Coast region of Texas is known for ______. Multiple choice question. petrochemical industries, manufacturing, shipping, and fishing agricultural production of cotton, wheat, and maize banking, manufacturing, high-tech, and aerospace industries agricultural production of citrus fruits and vegetables

petrochemical industries, manufacturing, shipping, and fishing

Factors that have pushed the growth of the service industry in Texas include the state's Blank______. Multiple select question. proximity to Mexico decreasing population central location within the United States land-based economy

proximity to Mexico central location within the United States

Since the 1960s, the African American population in Texas has ______. Multiple choice question. remained about the same actually declined slightly decreased significantly grown rapidly, but not as rapidly as the Hispanic population

remained about the same

A reliable indicator of technological innovation is the number of international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In 2020, Texas ranked ______ among the fifty states. Multiple choice question. fourth thirty-fifth twelfth second

second

Today, the Texas economy is dominated by the ______ industry. Multiple choice question. agriculture oil and gas service manufacturing

service

Which of the following is the origin of the Juneteenth holiday? Multiple choice question. -the establishment of the first Freedman's Bureau in Texas -the issuing of the order of emancipation in Texas -the surrender of Confederate troops to Union soldiers in Texas -the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

the issuing of the order of emancipation in Texas

When President Polk signed the act bringing Texas into the Union, Texas became the ______ state of the United States. Multiple choice question. twenty-ninth eighteenth twenty-eighth twentieth

twenty-eighth

Applying the U.S. Census Bureau's definition to 2010 census data, roughly 85 percent of Texas's population lived in ____________(urban/rural) areas, while just over 15 percent of the population lived in ____________ (urban/rural) areas.

urban rural

It was not until 1540 that ____________ intentionally surveyed the interior of TX. He dispelled the rumors that the land ______________. After Spain abandoned TX for almost ____________.

-Francisco Vasques de Cornado -was brimming with treasures - a century and a half

After the remains of Fort Saint Louis were discovered in ______ the ______ crown decided to increase settlement efforts by reestablishing ________ & __________ in the eastern part of its territory. What was the goal of this?

-1689 -Spanish -missions -presidios (fortified settlements) ---To fend off future French claims by bringing Spanish settlers form Mexico into TX territory.

____________ explored and mapped the TX coastline as early as 1519, more than ______ years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

-Alonso Alvarez de Pineda -100

After the Louisiana Purchase, _____ encroached trough Louisiana. Spain promoted settlement, but __________ relations deteriorated, leading to ______ declaring independence from Spain in _______.

-Anglos -Spanish-Mexican -Mexico -1821

What factors limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil War? Multiple select question. -lack of support for the war among the citizens of Texas -France's failure to fully support the Confederate war effort -Texas lawmakers' neutrality -Sam Houston's political negotiations -geography

-France's failure to fully support the Confederate war effort -geography

In what year did Texas became a state of the Union? Multiple choice question. 1845 1836 1847 1850

1845

In what year did Texas secede from the Union? Multiple choice question. 1860 1862 1861 1859

1861

A majority of Texans have voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since Blank______. Multiple choice question. 1980 1972 1992 1996

1980

Based on the 2020 Census, Texas gained ___________congressional seats for a total of ____________.

2 38

By ______, the Texas House of Representatives had a Republican majority for the first time in its history. Multiple choice question. 2002 2010 1994 1998

2002

France was the ____ to lay claim to the TX territory.

2nd

As a result of the population growth identified in the 2010 Census, Texas gained ________additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

4

As of 2021, non-Hispanic whites make up approximately what percentage of Texas's population? Multiple choice question. 31.5 percent 41.2 percent 80 percent 20 percent

41.2 percent

The Republic of TX flew the ______ national flag.

4th

The Confederate flag was the _____ flag to fly over TX.

6th

What two cities are the major cities of the Plains region? Multiple select question. Amarillo Houston Lubbock Dallas Austin Fort Worth

Amarillo Lubbock

What is the homestead exemption?

Anothe rlegacy that provided family homesteads mre protections from creditors and foreclosures if the economy failed. With this protection, homestead exemption helped populate the rural regions of TX.

Which of the following describe the political goals of the Union during Reconstruction? Multiple select question. Dismantle slavery. Maintain the status quo. Restore law and order. Encourage western settlement.

Dismantle slavery. Restore law and order.

When did General Granger begin the process of emancipation in Texas? Multiple choice question. June 1863 June 1865 December 1861 June 1864

June 1865

While Pineda explored and mapped the Texas coastline as early as the year 1519, who surveyed the interior around 1540? Multiple choice question. Velasco Cavalier Coronado Coahuila

Coronado

Which of the following cities is found in the Gulf Coast region? Multiple choice question. Lubbock Dallas Amarillo Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

Which of the following regions of Texas is the most economically diversified? Multiple choice question. Dallas/Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange

Dallas/Fort Worth

Since 2002, redistricting in Texas has made it difficult to elect ______ candidates. Multiple choice question. Democratic Green Party Independent Republican

Democratic

Which party dominated Texas politics from the end of Reconstruction to the mid-1970s? Multiple choice question. Democratic Party a series of different, short-lived third parties Republican Party Farmers Alliance

Democratic Party

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do? Multiple choice question. It abolished slavery in the United States. It gave African Americans the right to vote. It granted citizenship to people who were formerly enslaved. It established the principle of separate but equal.

It abolished slavery in the United States.

Which of the following Texas economic regions is most likely to have a strong banking sector? Multiple choice question. Metroplex Plains Gulf Coast East Texas

Metroplex

What best describes support for secession in Texas on the eve of the Civil War? Multiple choice question. -Most Texans supported secession, but few supported the slave system? -Few Texans supported secession or the slave system. -Most Texans supported secession and the slave system. -Few Texans supported secession, though most did support the slave system.

Most Texans supported secession and the slave system.

_____ influence permitted the entire state, despite the still settlement location.

Spanish

The oil field near Beaumont first tapped in 1901 was the __________oil field.

Spindletop

What were Spanish settlers known as?

Tejanos

The economy of the Plains region of Texas was historically dominated by ______. Multiple choice question. manufacturing fishing agriculture mining

agriculture

What term coined in the late nineteenth century describes someone who would vote for only Democratic candidates? Blue Dog Republican Populist Greenback Yellow Dog Democrat

Yellow Dog Democrat

Open revolt against Mexican rule in Texas began in late 1835 when Texan and Mexican forces fought over ______. Multiple choice question. slavery a cannon new taxes control of the Alamo

a cannon