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7th Grade
05/04/2011

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In 1850 what was Texas's largest town?
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Galveston
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Between 1850 and 1860 what grew a great deal, becoming a rail center and the state's third largest town?
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Houston
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What was the principal cash crop in Texas around 1850?
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Cotton
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Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy established regular shipping during the war with mexico on what river?
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Rio Grande
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As govenor who supported a permanent school fund that set aside money for education?
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Elisha M. Pease
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what did the textile factory in Henderson make?
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Cloth
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what was the largest town that had a large number of German immagrants?
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San Antonio
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where did Willian Goyens operated a blacksmith shop and other business?
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Nacogdoches
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How did the Know Nothing Party feel about immagration to the US?
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opposed
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Did Sam Houston win or lose the election for govenor in 1857?
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He lost
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Hardin R. Runnels, the democratic candidate for govenor, was popular wit many Texans because he?
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supported state rights
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What contained a provision that would allow the citizens of those territories to decide whether they would promit slavery?
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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to formally withdraw is to?
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secede
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The "Wedges of Separation" in the 1850's caused a serious division between?
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the northern and southern
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how many texans were members of the whig party, which supported buisness growth?
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a few
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in the 1850's what party generally supported farmers and laborers?
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the know nothing party
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lamars removal policies forced most native texans from east texas during the days of the republic but many comanches and kiowas remained where?
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west texas
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who lost the govenors race against sam houston in 1859 because of frontier problems?
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elisha m. pease
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before the construction of railroads, mant towns in texas were served by/
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stage coaches
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the population of texas greatly increased between 1850 and 1860, where did most of the new texans come from/
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south
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what were most of the free slaves?
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poor farmers
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texas had two manufacturing facilities in the 1850s one in houston that made hats and what was the other one?
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a textile factory
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it was clear that sam houston was not going to be reelcted when he voted against the?
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kansa nebraska act
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