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How did Sam Houston feel about joining the United States?

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At first he was hesitant to join the United States, but after a few years of Texas being a country he quickly realized that they could not survive on their own.

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The belief that the United States should expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

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What made the US hesitant about allowing Texas to become a state?

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Texas had many problems with their neighbor to the South, Mexico, and the United States did not want to get involved.

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When did Texas become a state?

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1845

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What issue was dividing the US during the 1800’s?

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The issue of slavery, and how the US would decide what states would enter as free or slave states.

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What were the main causes of the Civil War?

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Slavery, Tarriffs, and States Rights

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What was the last event that led to the Southern states seceding?

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president and this caused the first of the Southern states to secede from the union.

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What did Sam Houston think about the idea of seceding?

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He was strongly opposed to the idea of succession and stopped Texas from doing so as long as he could.

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What was the first battle of the Civil War?

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Battle of Fort Sumter

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What was the purpose of the Union blockade?

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To not allow Texas ships with much needed supplies to get to the Southern troops stationed along the East coast.

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What was the most important thing Texas did to help the South during the Civil War?

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Provided much needed supplies and men to the war effort.

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What were the effects of the Union blockade on the Texas home front?

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The blockade created many shortages of goods on the home front, which made it quite difficult for the people back home.

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What was the last battle of the Civil War?

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Battle of Palmito Ranch

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What was the point of Reconstruction?

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To bring the Southern states back into the Union. To make the United States whole again.

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Who was in charge of reconstruction after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

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Andrew Johnson became the president and took over.

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Which Reconstruction was tougher on Texas?

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Congressional reconstruction was more tough.

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Document stating that all slaves are now free.

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What were the Black Codes?

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Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.

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Who was in charge of Congressional Reconstruction?

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The Radical Republicans were in charge after becoming the majority party in Congress.

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What year did Texas rejoin the Union?

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1869

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How did the removal of the Native Americans benefit Texas?

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Texas now had more land open for farmers and cattle ranchers in the West.

22
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List all the strategies Texas used to remove the Native Americans.

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Peace treaties, slaughter of the buffalo, and force

23
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What was Texas’s first source of economy?

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Cotton

24
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What was the purpose of Tenant farming?

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It was a way to help fill the labor shortage caused by the end of slavery.

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What made sharecropping unfair?

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Sharecropping was seen as unfair because it often left many farmers in a cycle of debt due to the high interest rates of renting land and equipment.

26
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What factors contributed to the decline of the cattle industry?

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Over production and over grazing

27
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Why were farmers upset with the railroad system?

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Railroads were charging incredibly high prices to ship farmers crops.

28
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Where did the oil boom start in Texas?

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Spindletop

29
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Why did oil prices decrease?

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Oil was being heavily over produced throughout Texas.

30
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What industries benefited from the oil boom?

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The lumber industry, heavy metal industry, and railroad industry

31
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What was the purpose of the Progressive movement?

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The Progressive movement was to create social and political reform and to clean up boomtowns and big cities.

32
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What group of people led the Progressive movement?

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Women led the movement

33
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What event led to the United States joining in World War I?

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Zimmerman Telegram

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What did Texas do to help during World War I?

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Texas provided much needed supplies for the war effort and Texas became the main training ground for many of the soldiers who went to fight.

35
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What are war bonds?

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A war bond is a document stating you have given the government money to help pay for the war effort. At a later date it can be exchanged for money

36
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What is the event that started the Great Depression?

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Stock market crash in 1929

37
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What is the New Deal? What was it supposed to do?

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The New Deal was a government program created by FDR to promote economic recovery and social reform and to end the Great Depression.

38
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What ended the Great Depression?

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World War II

39
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Why did the United States join World War II?

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The Attack at Pearl Harbor

40
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What did World War II do for the Texas economy?

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It allowed every industry to thrive and heal from the Great Depression

41
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How did the NAACP fight against segregation?

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They used many strategies such as sit-ins, boycotts, freedom rides, and the most useful of all the strategies they used was the nation’s court systems.

42
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What ended Prohibition?

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The 21st amendment

43
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What is the Bill of Rights?

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A section of the constitution that protects individual freedoms.

44
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Define Limited government.

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It is a constitutional principle that ensures that government powers are limited in order to protect individual rights.

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What is the purpose of the Legislative branch?

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To create laws

46
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What is the function of the Executive branch?

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To execute the laws

47
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What is the job of the Judicial branch?

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To interpret the laws

48
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What is the largest source of state-controlled revenue?

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Sales Tax

49
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When was the current Texas constitution written?

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1876

50
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How can you become a US citizen?

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Be born in the US or through a process called Naturalization.

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