Significant changes in the Texas economy at the turn of the twentieth century began with _____.
a. the opening of overseas agricultural export markets
b. the oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field
c. the construction of numerous military facilities during World War II
d. the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy
e. none of these
Q. 2What 1901 event transformed the Texas economy from an agricultural climate to a more oil-based climate?
a. Spindletop
b. Standard Oil Company's monopolization in the United States
c. the Texas Revolution
d. admission as a state into the United States
e. the Spanish American War
Q. 3Which political party flourished in Texas near the end of the nineteenth century and favored monetary reform and railroad regulation?
a. Populist
b. Greenback
c. Know-Nothing
d. Socialist
e. Republican
Q. 4Following the Civil War, most African Americans in Texas voted for _____.
a. Republicans
b. Democrats
c. Populists
d. Greenbacks
e. Whigs
Q. 5Who established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas during the period of Mexican rule?
a. Moses Austin
b. Stephen F. Austin
c. Davy Crockett
d. George Mifflin Dallas
e. Sam Houston
Q. 6Which country or group has not claimed sovereignty over Texas at some time in its history?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Great Britain
d. Mexico
e. the Confederacy
Q. 7The threat of competition from their imperial rivals spurred _____ to establish a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning in 1690.
a. Portugal
b. Britain
c. Spain
d. Pirates
e. France
Q. 8Because the current Chinese regime has increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining advice from key sectors of the population while insisting on suppressing dissent, it can be described as
a. a consultative authoritarian regime.
b. a totalitarian regime.
c. an accommodative authoritarian regime.
d. a fragmented authoritarian regime.
e. a transitioning totalitarian regime.
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