The ideological philosophy of the Grange is best described as _____.
a. overwhelmingly conservative
b. overwhelmingly liberal
c. supportive of improving conditions for African Americans
d. evenly split between liberals and conservatives
e. overwhelmingly urban
Q. 2E. J. Davis was elected governor of Texas when the state was governed under which constitution?
a. Radical Reconstruction Constitution
b. Coahulla y Tejas Constitution
c. Reconstruction Constitution
d. Republic Constitution
e. Civil War Constitution
Q. 3Which of these were most influential in initiating and shaping the outcome of the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875?
a. members of the Grange
b. Radical Republicans
c. Mexican Americans
d. Union Army veterans
e. former slaves
Q. 4The twenty counties that voted against ratification of the constitution in 1876 were _____.
a. located in West Texas
b. located in South Texas
c. urban
d. rural
e. divided between rural and urban areas
Q. 5Which statement about the initial Reconstruction Constitution of 1869 or the Civil War Constitution of 1861 is not true?
a. The 1869 constitution provided for improved conditions for African Americans.
b. The succession from the Union was made to be illegal in the 1869 constitution.
c. Slavery was abolished in accordance with the 1869 constitution.
d. Civil War debt to the Confederacy was repudiated under the 1869 constitution.
e. All of these statements are true.
Q. 6After Texas successfully gained independence from Mexico in 1836, which of these delayed admission into statehood in the United States until 1845?
a. slavery
b. Mexico
c. Spain
d. France
e. lack of natural resources
Q. 7Carpetbaggers would have had the most influence in the drafting of which state constitution?
a. Radical Reconstruction Constitution
b. Reconstruction Constitution
c. Civil War Constitution
d. Republic Constitution
e. Current Constitution