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| When did Texas become a state? |
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1845
Texas became a state in the United States |
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Why did Texas want to be annexed by US?
6 reasons |
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1 Problems with Mexico
2 Chance to lower debt
3 Cultural ties with U.S.
4 Texas had slavery
5 Military protection
6 Schools |
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Problems with Texas
3 reasons |
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1 Debt
2 Native American attacks/no protection
3 Recognition as a nation |
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| What was The Compromise of 1850? |
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This compromise settled the dispute regarding the boundaries of Texas.
Legislation was put in place that permanently changed the boundaries of Texas. Texas agreed to surrender its claims to portions of “disputed” land – in return, the US agreed to give Texas $10 million to settle its debts. |
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What were Causes of Mexican War?
2 reasons |
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1 Annexation of Texas by the U.S.
2 Border conflicts |
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| Where did most immigrants to Texas come from? |
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| Most came from South US. However they came from all over the world. (Europe, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Mexico) |
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| Why did people come to Texas? 2 reasons |
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| There was lots of opportunity. Get land. |
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A) What does secede mean?
B) Why did states secede? 3 reasons |
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A) To withdraw from a country
B) 1. State’s rights
2. Slavery
3. Tariffs |
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| What were effects of Civil War on Texas? |
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Many substitutes were used for such items as coffee, tea, salt, and paper.
Women took care of the house, children and farm while men were off at war. |
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| What did the Freedman's Bureau do? 4 things |
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a. Helped former slaves find jobs
b. Provided food, a home, medicine
c. Created schools for African American children
d. Provided legal aid for former slaves |
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| Granted citizenship to African Americans |
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| Gave African American men the right to vote |
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Describe the life of a Cowboy
4 things |
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-Dangerous
-Hard, Tiring Work
-Long days
-Weather can create problems |
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| What contributed to the expansion of West Texas? 3 things |
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-Barbed wire
-Railroad
-Windmill |
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-Women fighting for their equal rights
-Voting |
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how did Texas participate during World War 2?
Who?
What did people do?
How did the state of Texas help? |
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-Oveta Hobby, Doris Miller, &Audie Murphy were Texans who were officers
-Civilians planted victory gardens, rationed food, and women went to work in factories
-Texas had military bases and built ships |
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| what is the bill of rights? |
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| The Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution to protect our personal freedoms/our civil rights regardless of race, creed, ethnicity, or gender. |
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| Civil Rights Leaders in Texas (name 4 people) |
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-Oveta Culp Hobby
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Hector P. Garcia
-James L. Farmer |
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If supply increases, prices decrease.
If supply decreases, prices increase. |
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| What is Cultural Heritage? |
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| People celebrating their culture with food, clothing, religion, special ceremonies, etc. |
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What is a barrier?
What is the purpose of a barrier?
Give examples of barriers. |
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Definition
-A barrier can be natural
or man-made
-Prevents the passage
of goods and/or people
-Taxes and tariffs |
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a) What is NAFTA?
b) What is the purpose of NAFTA? |
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a) North American Free Trade Agreement
b) -Many trade barriers are removed
-Goods flow between United States, Mexico, and Canada
-Population booms in border cities
-Major pollution problems along border |
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| What is the purpose of the Galveston seawall? 2 reasons |
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Definition
-Galveston built the seawall to protect the city from future hurricane storm surges.
-Building the seawall was a MAJOR way of modifying and adapting to our environment. |
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| what is a 2 party system? |
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A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties.
example: Republican and Democratic |
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A) What is urbanization?
B) What factors led to urbanization? |
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A) Changing from an Rural society to Urban Society
B) Growth of industries
-oil
-technology
-retail |
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A) What is purpose of Population Pyramid?
B) What are some uses of a Population Pyramid? |
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A) It is a graph that illustrates the distribution of a population by gender and age and predicts possible trends.
B) These graphs are used for city planners to predict possible trends of government service needed to grow i.e., schools, neighborhoods, roads, medical facilities, etc. |
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