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Which of the following items was responsible for finally ending Reconstruction in the South?A) ratification of the Fifteenth AmendmentB) the Compromise of 1877C) President Grant's failure to win reelectionD) the decisions of the Supreme Court in the 1870sIn the Reconstruction Act of 1867, Congress set requirements for the readmission of former Confederate states into the Union. Which of the following problems did the act address?F) Southern states did not allow African Americans to vote.G) Southern states had little money to pay for public works projects.H) Former slaves needed education.J) Confederate bonds and money were worthless.According to the point of view expressed in the quotation, the best way to help former slaveswas to —A) encourage plantation owners to hire former slaves.B) allow plantation owners to buy back their land.C) assist former slaves in gaining ownership of land.D) divide large plantations into smaller plots.Which of the following statements describes a late-1800s city and its major industries?a. El Paso's many cotton factors (merchants) shipped the valuable fiber to Britain and New Englandb. Galveston was a maor cattle-shipping point, supplying beef to Chicago and New Yorkc. San Antonio was a military town as well as significant producer of beerd. Houston manufactured cottonseed oil and related productse. a & bf. b & cg. c & d1) California admitted as a free state2) Abolish slave trade in Washington D.C.3) Popular Sovereignty in Mexican Cessio; Utah and New Mexico territories4) Stricter fugitive slave law5) Boundary Dispute between Texas and New Mexico, settled in favor of New Mexico, Texas.Which of the following statements about the Texas Black Codes (1866) is false?a. the Black Codes allowed orphaned children to be turned into "apprentices"b. the Black Codes significantly expanded the rights of formerly enslaved peoplec. the Black Codes allowed African Americans to marry other black people (but not whites)d. the Black Codes limited the rights of formerly enslaved people and also controlled their laborIn the 1890s, Texas Democrats implemented which of the following voting restrictions?a. white loyalty oathsb. all-white primaryc. poll taxesd. all of the aboveWhich of the following best describes "Redemption"?a. a time following Reconstruction when formerly enslaved people lost many recently gained rightsb. a time in the mid-1900s when many "Jim Crow" laws were overturned , often via direct actionc. a time when many people attended outdoor revivals and embraced evangelical Christianityd. a time after the Civil War when formerly enslaved people gained Civil RightsThe Texas Federation of Labor promoted the eight-hour work day and "Australian" ballotSo called "Buffalo Soldiers" were African American US soldiers who were stationed at western forts and fought in the Indian Wars of the late-1800sJames S. Hogg was a conservative Republican who terminated the Railroad CommissionThe 1869 Texas constitutiona. did more to protect African American rights (including voting rights) than previous constitutionsb. severely limited gubernatorial power (i.e., the power of the government)c. returned to aspects of the 1845 (pre-Civil War) constitutiond. was not as progressive as the 1876 constitutionThe Progressive Era "Good Roads" movementa. resulted in construction of federal highways (like Route 66) that connected Texas to other statesb. was prompted by both bicyclists and motorists who wanted better pavement for their vehiclesc. resulted in creation of the Texas State Highway Department in 1917d. all of the above"Juneteenth" celebrates the day many slaves joined the Confederate Army: June 17, 1859The first major discovery of oil in Texas took place in 1823 at Spindletop, near San AngeloThe 14th amendment (1868) to the US Constitution defined citizenship and guaranteed all citizens (including former slaves) equal protection under the lawThe Compromise of 1850:a. functional very well as a compromise, since many Americans were still upset after its passageb. compensated Texas, with $15million, for giving up lands for the New Mexico Territoryc. legalized the slave trade in Washington, DC, which upset many southernersd. admitted California as a free state, which upset many northernerse. repealed the Fugitive Slave ActThe "Magic Valley" was a nickname for the coal-mining of the Hill Country that developed after 1877, when the railroad first arrived in Fredericksburg and New BraunfelsThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, after the US-Mexico War, granted the US a large piece of Mexican territory, which was also known as the "Mexican Cession"The 1874 Red River is an example of:a. military conflict that resulted in ethnic cleansingb. the US government's nineteenth-century Indian Removal policiesc. late-1800s Indian Wars that removed Native-Americans from the Westd. All of the Above
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