Texas History - Unit 5 - Review Game 3 Question Preview (ID: 58170)


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Which of the following means large-scale farmers who held at least 20 slaves?
a) harvesters
b) squatters
c) planters
d) soldiers

Which of the following was a free African American who owned a large ranch?
a) Melinda Rankin
b) Aaron Ashworth
c) Elise Waerenskjold
d) Thomas J. Pilgrim

Which of the following is a region of the southern United States in which most of the country's cotton crop was grown?
a) northern plains
b) cotton belt
c) wheat zone
d) southern mountains and basins

Which of the following is a means for communicating by wire over long distances using coded signals?
a) telephone
b) satellite
c) telegraphs
d) gristmill

Texas's African American population grew enormously in the 1850s because ...
a) many southerners were moving to Texas with their slaves.
b) many came looking for jobs in the growing cities.
c) more freed slaves were staying in Texas and raising families.
d) an improving economy meant better nutrition for all Texans.

Fort Worth was abandoned by the army after ...
a) the first attack by Mexican troops on Texas soil.
b) the surrender by Mexico at Monterrey.
c) settlers moved past it, deeper into the frontier.
d) the Comanche burned it.

Most U.S. soldiers lost in the Mexican War died from ...
a) disease.
b) cannon fire.
c) wounds received in battle.
d) accidental causes.

General Scott's new strategy for winning the war involved ...
a) the use of the Colt six-shooter.
b) drafting Texas Rangers into the regular army.
c) marching south in two columns from Brownsville.
d) landing forces in Veracruz and marching inland to Mexico City.

Mexicans were most angered in 1845 by ...
a) the behavior of U.S. diplomats.
b) annexation of Texas.
c) taxes paid to raise an army for Santa Anna.
d) the way Texans acted toward immigrants.

Which of the following were machines that were found in most Texas towns, used to make flour from grain?
a) gristmills
b) lumber mills
c) locomotive
d) thresher

Which of the following is beef fat used for making soap and candles?
a) venison
b) buckskin
c) tallow
d) lard

Which of the following terms means the ending of slavery?
a) manifest destiny
b) offensive
c) abolition
d) resolutions

Which of the following was a Texan who developed condensed milk that could be stored for a long time?
a) Melinda Rankin
b) Gail Borden Jr.
c) Thomas J. Pilgrim
d) John Tyler

Which of the following was the first railroad line in Texas?
a) Pittsburgh railroad
b) Chicago railroad
c) Harrisburg railroad
d) Burlington railroad

Which of the following an an immigrant to Texas who spoke out against slavery?
a) Melinda Rankin
b) Elisha M. Pease
c) Elise Waerenskjold
d) William Goyens

By 1860 Texans did not make a living from agriculture.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

In the 1850s planters dominated the Texas legislature.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Most slaves lived in East Texas.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

In the 1850s little money was made available for schools in Texas.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Roads in the state of Texas were far better than when the Spanish were in control.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

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