Mexican governments provided generous land grants to any family willing to settle in the state. The sitio or legua each family could receive was how large? A. 40 acres and a mule
B. 640 acres or a section
C. 1,500 acres
D. more than 4,000 acres
Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction Texas and is/are still important today? A. cattle
B. cotton and oil
C. oil and cattle
D. oil, cotton, and cattle
Approximately how long did one-party Democratic rule last in Texas? A. 10 years
B. 50 years
C. 100 years
D. 150 years
Which group was forced to adopt the traditionalistic political subculture because of their subservient role? A. Anglos
B. African Americans
C. Mexicans
D. German and Midwestern settlers
Which group primarily settled in the eastern part of what we now call Texas?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches
D. Kiowas
Members of which of the following groups overwhelmingly identify themselves as Republican?
A. evangelical Protestants
B. Protestants of the black church tradition
C. Roman Catholics
D. agnostics
John believes that government's primary purpose is to defend the country and build roads. Additionally, he believes in low pay and term limits for political offices. John is demonstrating the beliefs of which political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
Which political subculture was a natural extension of the practice of slavery?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
Southern Democrats were able to regain control of state government with the election of ________.
A. 1864
B. 1866
C. 1874
D. 1876
The notion that all individuals possess inalienable rights and willingly submit to government to protect those rights is embodied in
A. the traditionalistic subculture.
B. social contract theory.
C. the individualistic subculture.
D. popular sovereignty.
Which constitution was pejoratively known as the "carpetbagger's constitution"?
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Republic of Mexico's constitution
C. Republic of Texas Constitution
D. Reconstruction constitution
The current Texas Constitution was approved by voters in ________.
A. 1866
B. 1876
C. 1886
D. 1896
The Spanish constitutions contributed what key element to the political climate of Texas?
A. limited government
B. property rights for women
C. decentralization of decision making
D. decreased executive power
What is a presidio?
A. a Catholic mission settlement
B. a fortified settlement
C. a "leader" in Spanish
D. a defensible spit of land
Of the six flags flown over Texas, which represented republics?
A. Texas and Mexico
B. the CSA and France
C. Spain and France
D. France and Mexico
A belief that government is a positive instrument for change and a means for promoting the general welfare of all citizens defines which political subculture?
A. traditionalistic
B. individualistic
C. moralistic
D. neoconservative
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution contains the ________ clause establishing the U.S. Constitution as the law of the land that no federal or state law may violate.
A. preemptive
B. establishment
C. supremacy
D. primacy
What was the primary use of land in Texas from the 1820s to the 1860s?
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. Land use in the period was about equally divided among these three.
Why did the French settlement attempted near Matagorda Bay fail?
A. The expedition was under-supplied and poorly led.
B. The Karankawa Indians were unexpectedly hostile toward the New Orleans settlement.
C. The territory was too broad to be controlled or governed effectively.
D. Sieur de La Salle was a poor leader who was eventually killed by Karankawa Indians.
Which of the following is NOT among the characteristics shared by all state constitutions?
A. the requirement that citizens approve any changes
B. a fear of strong executive authority
C. popular sovereignty
D. separation of powers
Classical liberalism focuses on the protection of
A. group rights.
B. large government.
C. judicial activism.
D. a generally free market economy.
The theory of popular sovereignty holds that all power
A. will ultimately be progressively distributed.
B. is distributed by popular vote.
C. is given to the people by divine right.
D. rests with the people.
Which constitution was the first to govern Anglos in Texas?
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Republic of Mexico's constitution
C. Republic of Texas Constitution
D. Reconstruction constitution
In the years following the Civil War, ________ became Texas's economic mainstay.
A. cattle
B. cotton
C. oil
D. None of these answers is correct.
Who led the Army of the Gulf in a show of force designed to discourage French support of the Confederacy?
A. Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Alfred H. Terry
D. Nathaniel P. Banks
The first area settled by the Tejanos was
A. eastern Texas.
B. the Gulf Coast.
C. "Hill Country".
D. the Rio Grande Valley.
The first modern European nation to lay claim to the territory of Texas was
A. France.
B. Spain.
C. England.
D. Portugal.
Which of the following tribes was among those that eventually became part of the great horse cultures in North America?
A. Caddo
B. Creoles
C. Comanches!
D. Kiowas!
Today, what industry dominates the Texas economy, employing nearly 80 percent of the private sector workforce?
A. oil and petrochemical processing
B. the service industry
C. agriculture and cattle
D. manufacturing and the high tech industry
Which of the following is an example of "luck" that limited Texas's exposure to the ravages of the Civil War?
A. French support of the Confederacy
B. the successful show of force by the Army of the Gulf
C. Native American occupation west of the Balcones Escarpment
D. Maximilian's long reign in Mexico
Between 1900 and 1950, what accelerated the demographic shift from a rural society to an urban society in Texas?
A. oil
B. the Civil Rights movement
C. WWI and WWII
D. the automobile
The "carpetbagger's constitution" reversed which right of former slaves and whites who had participated in the Civil War?
A. citizenship
B. suffrage
C. habeas corpus
D. assembly
Name the two major ideological groups in Texas during the era of Reconstruction.
A. Farmers Alliance and popular sovereigntists
B. popular sovereigntists and true southerners
C. true southerners and Confederate sympathizers
D. Confederate sympathizers and Republicans