Texas History CBA#2 SMS

During World War II, several aircraft manufacturing corporations opened in Texas. As a direct result — Select ONLY TWO correct answers.

• wages for industry workers increased

• economic opportunities increased for women

• the cattle industries in Texas suffered

• Texas oil production declined

What was the main reason/ cause the U.S. finally annexed the state of Texas in 1845?

• Manifest Destiny

• debt in Texas

• patriotism

• security of Texas

Which Texas river did Mexico claim was the rightful border for Texas.

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Arkansas River

• Nueces River

Following the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as

• factory workers

• ranchers

• sharecroppers

• cowboys

Which generalization about Texas oil and natural gas deposits can be inferred from the data on the map?

• Most geographic areas of Texas have oil and gas deposits.

• Most oil and natural gas fields are just off the coast.

• Most oil and natural gas comes from deposits near the coast.

• West Texas is the primary area of oil and natural gas production.

What was the purpose of the 1903 construction project?

• To create a cheaper supply of power

• To provide new recreational facilities

• To connect the island with the mainland

• To protect from flooding by hurricanes

• Texans migrated  from rural towns  to urban areas. 

• The numbers of  Texans began a  trend of  increasing. 

• West Texas  became more  populated than  East Texas. 

• Immigrants to  Texas  outnumbered  native born  Texans. 

How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War?

• Women were allowed to vote.

• All men, regardless of race, were allowed to vote.

• All people were allowed to vote at the age of 21.

• New citizens to the state could now vote sooner.

Members of the Legislature, and all officers of the State of Texas, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, shall take the following oath or affirmation:I, [name] do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as [governor] according to the best of my skill and ability, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and also to the Constitution and laws of the Confederate States of America, so long as the State of Texas shall remain a member of that Confederacy.

— Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, 1861

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What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear this oath?

• Texas did not secede from the Union.

• Sam Houston was removed as governor.

• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union army.

• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath.

The range wars of the late 1800s in Texas were caused by

• sharecroppers claiming public land

• ranchers fencing land with barbed wire

• immigrants moving onto land in West Texas

• railroad companies building on American Indian lands