SEMESTER REVIEW. 1861 Year that Texas seceded from the Union.
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SEMESTER REVIEW
1861
Year that Texas
seceded from the
Union
NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS OR GREAT PLAINS
Natural resources of this
region include:
Oil, natural gas, and prairies
GALVESTON HURRICANE
Deadliest natural disaster
in US history; built a
seawall to prevent another
disaster
VAQUERO
Mexican cowboy
OLVETA CULP HOBBY
Helped form the
Women’s Army Corps
during WWII
COTTON
Major crop of East Texas
where it flourished because
of the good climate and long
growing season
GERMANS
Immigrant group that
came because of cheap land
and settled in Central Texas
RIGHTS
Include voting, protesting
against the government,
participating in political
rallies
DIVERSE
As more and more people
have moved to Texas our
culture has become more
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JAMES HOGG
Known as the common man’s
politician he helped regulate
the oil industry by creating the
Texas Railroad Commission
BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
Galveston, Sabine Pass,
Palmetto Ranch
1845
Year Texas was
annexed
GEORGE H W BUSH
President when Kuwait
was liberated from Iraq
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
First amendment right that
informs citizens and keeps
the government from
becoming corrupt
DEMOCRATS
Political party that was
split before the Civil War
and then again during the
Civil Rights Movement
INTEREST GROUPS
People who come together because
they share a common political goal –
they work together to help get
candidates elected, & get officials
elected
RANCHING
Vital to the Texas economy
– helped Texas recover
financially after the Civil
War
SAM HOUSTON
Governor of Texas in 1860 –
removed from office because
he refused to take an oath
the Confederacy
SLAVERY
One of the causes of the
Civil War – many
southerners consider it vital
to the economy
BARBARA JORDAN
Houston native became the first
African American elected to the
Texas Senate since 1883 and the
first southern African American
woman elected to the US Senate
WEST TEXAS
Region of Texas home to
goat and sheep ranches
MOUNTAINS AND BASINS
Region of Texas home to
desert plants and animals as
well as plateaus and basins
BOOM/BUST
Period of economic
prosperity followed by a
sharp economic downturn
1876
Year our current Texas
Constitution was adopted
HORTON FOOTE
Texas playwright and
winner of the National
Medal of Honor
GULF COASTAL PLAINS
Natural resources
include:•Oil, lumber, timber, fishing, lakes, natural gas
RAILROADS & BARBED WIRE
Two factors that brought
an end to cattle drives
WINDFARMS
Alternate form of energy
found in the North Central
Plains and Great Plains
DRILL
Improvements in this
area have helped keep the
Texas Oil industry strong
BILL OF RIGHTS
Both the Texas and US
Constitutions have these –
which protect citizen’s right
QUINCEANERA
Celebration of Mexican-
American teenage girls that
indicate they have reached
maturity
LYNDON B JOHNSON
Was a US Senator from
Texas then became VP to JFK
– pushed through Civil Rights
legislation by bullying people
ANGLO AND HISPANIC
Ranching techniques in
Texas are a blend of these
2 styles
SUBURBS
During the 20th and 21st
centuries people have been
moving to Texas cities causing
these to grow and develop
1901
Year that Spindletop was
discovered which caused a
change in the Texas
economy forever
GREAT DEPRESSION
Event that began in 1929,
hit Texas in 1932, and was
made worse by the Dust
Bowl
PROGRESSIVES
Politicians who promised to help
the factory workers of the early 20th
century by making sure they had
safe working conditions and fair
pay
WWI
World event from 1914-1918 that
helped the Texas economy because
we supplied the army with many of
our natural resources
WWII
World event from 1936-1945,
helped bring Texas and the rest of
the US out of the Great Depression
and brought new industries to
Texas
TEMPERANCE
Movement to stop the sale,
manufacture, and transport of
alcohol – successful when the
18th amendment was passed
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
Movement to give women the
right to vote – finally achieved
success in 1920 when the 19th
amendment was passed
POPULIST
Movement that helped
the rural farm worker
1933
Year the 18th
amendment was repelled
by the 21st amendment
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