1. SEMESTER REVIEW

2. 1861  Year that Texas seceded from the Union

3. NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS OR GREAT PLAINS  Natural resources of this region include: Oil, natural gas, and prairies

4. GALVESTON HURRICANE  Deadliest natural disaster in US history; built a seawall to prevent another disaster

5. VAQUERO  Mexican cowboy

6. OLVETA CULP HOBBY  Helped form the Women’s Army Corps during WWII

7. COTTON  Major crop of East Texas where it flourished because of the good climate and long growing season

8. GERMANS  Immigrant group that came because of cheap land and settled in Central Texas

9. RIGHTS  Include voting, protesting against the government, participating in political rallies

10. DIVERSE  As more and more people have moved to Texas our culture has become more _____

11. JAMES HOGG  Known as the common man’s politician he helped regulate the oil industry by creating the Texas Railroad Commission

12. BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR  Galveston, Sabine Pass, Palmetto Ranch

13. 1845  Year Texas was annexed

14. GEORGE H W BUSH  President when Kuwait was liberated from Iraq

15. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS  First amendment right that informs citizens and keeps the government from becoming corrupt

16. DEMOCRATS  Political party that was split before the Civil War and then again during the Civil Rights Movement

17. INTEREST GROUPS  People who come together because they share a common political goal – they work together to help get candidates elected, & get officials elected

18. RANCHING  Vital to the Texas economy – helped Texas recover financially after the Civil War

19. SAM HOUSTON  Governor of Texas in 1860 – removed from office because he refused to take an oath the Confederacy

20. SLAVERY  One of the causes of the Civil War – many southerners consider it vital to the economy

21. 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

22. WEST TEXAS  Region of Texas home to goat and sheep ranches

23. MOUNTAINS AND BASINS  Region of Texas home to desert plants and animals as well as plateaus and basins

24. BOOM/BUST  Period of economic prosperity followed by a sharp economic downturn

25. 1876  Year our current Texas Constitution was adopted

26. HORTON FOOTE  Texas playwright and winner of the National Medal of Honor

27. GULF COASTAL PLAINS  Natural resources include: Oil, lumber, timber, fishing, lakes, natural gas

28. RAILROADS & BARBED WIRE  Two factors that brought an end to cattle drives

29. WINDFARMS  Alternate form of energy found in the North Central Plains and Great Plains

30. DRILL  Improvements in this area have helped keep the Texas Oil industry strong

31. BILL OF RIGHTS  Both the Texas and US Constitutions have these – which protect citizen’s right

32. QUINCEANERA  Celebration of Mexican-American teenage girls that indicate they have reached maturity

33. LYNDON B JOHNSON  Was a US Senator from Texas then became VP to JFK – pushed through Civil Rights legislation by bullying people

34. ANGLO AND HISPANIC  Ranching techniques in Texas are a blend of these 2 styles

35. SUBURBS  During the 20 th and 21 st centuries people have been moving to Texas cities causing these to grow and develop

36. 1901  Year that Spindletop was discovered which caused a change in the Texas economy forever

37. GREAT DEPRESSION  Event that began in 1929, hit Texas in 1932, and was made worse by the Dust Bowl

38. PROGRESSIVES  Politicians who promised to help the factory workers of the early 20 th century by making sure they had safe working conditions and fair pay

39. WWI  World event from 1914-1918 that helped the Texas economy because we supplied the army with many of our natural resources

40. 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

41. TEMPERANCE  Movement to stop the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcohol – successful when the 18 th amendment was passed

42. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE  Movement to give women the right to vote – finally achieved success in 1920 when the 19 th amendment was passed

43. POPULIST  Movement that helped the rural farm worker

44. 1933  Year the 18 th amendment was repelled by the 21 st amendment