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39 Cards in this Set
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What organization was founded by Hector P. Garcia?
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American GI Forum
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What section of the Texas Constitution contains the Bill of Rights?
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Article I
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What two events happened in the 1930s?
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the Depression and the Dust Bowl
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What level of government bears the major burden for providing public schools in Texas?
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State government
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Who commanded the US Pacific Fleet during World War II?
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Chester Nimitz
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Who was the second woman governor of Texas?
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Ann Richards
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Why did Texas need railroads?
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River transportation was dangerous and unpredictable
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Land given to a railroad company to expand railroads in Texas
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land grant
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Last region of Texas to receive Rail service
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Panhandle
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With the coming of railroad, Fort Worth grew as a ____.
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meat packing center
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What happened in Galveston in 1900?
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6000 people died in a hurricane
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How would you describe the economy of the US and Texas in the 1920s?
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It was booming
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How did the Mexican Revolution affect the United States?
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Pancho Villa raided border towns and killed Americans
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What freedom did women gain in 1920?
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the right to vote
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Who was Miriam Ferguson?
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First woman governor of Texas
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Why did the US join in World War II?
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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What happened to the price of oil in the 1970s?
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High prices because there was not enough oil
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What is federalism?
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form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of its smaller parts
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Who became president of the US after Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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The sinking of what ship brought the United States into World War I?
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the Lusitania
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What laws enforced segregation after Reconstruction?
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Jim Crow Laws
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the US constitution?
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the Bill of Rights
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What does freedom of assembly mean?
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the freedom to meet as a group
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What level of government provides over 50% of the money that goes to school?
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local government
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How many constitutions has Texas had?
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seven
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What is popular sovereignty?
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principle that all power comes from the people
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What is another word for Duty?
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responsibility
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What is an Amendment?
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a change or addition to a constitution
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What group of people were discriminated against after World War I?
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Germans
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What year was the current
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1876
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What is a constitution?
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a written plan of government
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What means relating to cities or city areas?
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urban
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How did farmers adapt to conditions in West Texas?
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by using dry farming
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What group fought for prohibition?
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
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How did farmers in the 1900s increase their crop production?
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by using the steam powered tractor
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Rail roads were enouraged in Texas by local governments offering _____.
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Cash bonuses
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Growth of railroad in Texas resulted in ____.
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opening of new businesses
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Place where crude oil is processed into a variety of products
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refinery
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Place where Pattillo Higgins and Anthony F. Lucas found oil
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Spindletop
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