SEMESTER REVIEW

1861

Year that Texas

seceded from the

Union

NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS OR GREAT PLAINS

Natural resources of this

region include:

Oil, natural gas, and prairies

GALVESTON HURRICANE

Deadliest natural disaster

in US history; built a

seawall to prevent another

disaster

VAQUERO

Mexican cowboy

OLVETA CULP HOBBY

Helped form the

Women’s Army Corps

during WWII

COTTON

Major crop of East Texas

where it flourished because

of the good climate and long

growing season

GERMANS

Immigrant group that

came because of cheap land

and settled in Central Texas

RIGHTS

Include voting, protesting

against the government,

participating in political

rallies

DIVERSE

As more and more people

have moved to Texas our

culture has become more

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JAMES HOGG

Known as the common man’s

politician he helped regulate

the oil industry by creating the

Texas Railroad Commission

BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR

Galveston, Sabine Pass,

Palmetto Ranch

1845

Year Texas was

annexed

GEORGE H W BUSH

President when Kuwait

was liberated from Iraq

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

First amendment right that

informs citizens and keeps

the government from

becoming corrupt

DEMOCRATS

Political party that was

split before the Civil War

and then again during the

Civil Rights Movement

INTEREST GROUPS

People who come together because

they share a common political goal –

they work together to help get

candidates elected, & get officials

elected

RANCHING

Vital to the Texas economy

– helped Texas recover

financially after the Civil

War

SAM HOUSTON

Governor of Texas in 1860 –

removed from office because

he refused to take an oath

the Confederacy

SLAVERY

One of the causes of the

Civil War – many

southerners consider it vital

to the economy

BARBARA JORDAN

Houston native became the first

African American elected to the

Texas Senate since 1883 and the

first southern African American

woman elected to the US Senate

WEST TEXAS

Region of Texas home to

goat and sheep ranches

MOUNTAINS AND BASINS

Region of Texas home to

desert plants and animals as

well as plateaus and basins

BOOM/BUST

Period of economic

prosperity followed by a

sharp economic downturn

1876

Year our current Texas

Constitution was adopted

HORTON FOOTE

Texas playwright and

winner of the National

Medal of Honor

GULF COASTAL PLAINS

Natural resources

include:•Oil, lumber, timber, fishing, lakes, natural gas

RAILROADS & BARBED WIRE

Two factors that brought

an end to cattle drives

WINDFARMS

Alternate form of energy

found in the North Central

Plains and Great Plains

DRILL

Improvements in this

area have helped keep the

Texas Oil industry strong

BILL OF RIGHTS

Both the Texas and US

Constitutions have these –

which protect citizen’s right

QUINCEANERA

Celebration of Mexican-

American teenage girls that

indicate they have reached

maturity

LYNDON B JOHNSON

Was a US Senator from

Texas then became VP to JFK

– pushed through Civil Rights

legislation by bullying people

ANGLO AND HISPANIC

Ranching techniques in

Texas are a blend of these

2 styles

SUBURBS

During the 20th and 21st

centuries people have been

moving to Texas cities causing

these to grow and develop

1901

Year that Spindletop was

discovered which caused a

change in the Texas

economy forever

GREAT DEPRESSION

Event that began in 1929,

hit Texas in 1932, and was

made worse by the Dust

Bowl

PROGRESSIVES

Politicians who promised to help

the factory workers of the early 20th

century by making sure they had

safe working conditions and fair

pay

WWI

World event from 1914-1918 that

helped the Texas economy because

we supplied the army with many of

our natural resources

WWII

World event from 1936-1945,

helped bring Texas and the rest of

the US out of the Great Depression

and brought new industries to

Texas

TEMPERANCE

Movement to stop the sale,

manufacture, and transport of

alcohol – successful when the

18th amendment was passed

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

Movement to give women the

right to vote – finally achieved

success in 1920 when the 19th

amendment was passed

POPULIST

Movement that helped

the rural farm worker

1933

Year the 18th

amendment was repelled

by the 21st amendment