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Review Questions Physical Setting Regions, rivers, cities, and features listed on practice map Rainfall patterns- east/west Major aquifers and problems associated with each Water supply problems and associated issues Impact of size of state on politics of Texas

Historical Settlement 1. Spanish-missions/forts, attempt to convert and make Native Americans agricultural 2. Mexico-land grants to Anglos who would agree to becoming Mexican citizens, Roman Catholic, and learning to speak Spanish 3. Settlement of Anglos- primarily from upper South Tenn, Ky, MO a) Early arrivals 1814 b) Land Grants c) Brazos and Colorado Valleys- cotton agriculture

Political Culture Main Types Individualism- largely rural and west Texas Frontier era Texas Rangers Cowboy culture Traditionalistic political culture- old Southern concepts transferred to east Texas Moralistic political culture- transfer from New England, German, Polish, and Czech immigrants (Hill Country and Austin area)

Factors in Texas Political Culture Size of state & geographical isolation until 20th Century History: Independent Republic Mix of Old South & Western Cultures Reconstruction Extreme conservatism: social, economic, religious, political State patriotism

Texas Economy Periods of economic development 1820-1860’s- cotton/subsistence/ trade 1865-1901- cotton/cattle/grain/trade 1901-1920’s- cotton/petroleum/refining 1920-1980’s- petroleum/natural gas/sulfur/chemical, agriculture 1980’s-present- high tech/biomedical/trade/government/service

Review Questions Population Population totals and growth rate Racial/ethnic distribution (current & projected) Urban/Suburban/Rural- patterns of growth Impact of water supply/transportation on future growth

Educational Relatively low levels of investment in public education (40th per capita spending) Bottom quartile in graduation/performance ratings of public school graduates Significant investment in higher education

Texas Constitution History of Texas Constitutions Philosophies of constitutions- rationalistic vs realistic Efforts to revise Texas Constitution 1971-1975 Reasons for failure Future of revision efforts Piecemeal amendments Growing crisis of governmental efficiency