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Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 01, Objective 1.1

1) Which group occupied the lands of Texas more than 10,000 years before the arrival of Europeans?

Feedback: factual

• Tejanos
• Spanish Settlers

*c. Native Americans

• Anglos

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 02, Objective 1.1

2) Which of the following was NOT a reason Texas declared independence from Mexico?

Feedback: factual

• Mexico prohibited slavery.

*b. Mexico prohibited speaking English.

• Mexico did not provide schools.
• Mexico closed immigration from the U.S.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 03, Objective 1.1

3) Mexican Texans during the time of the Texas revolution were called

Feedback: factual

*a. Tejanos.

• Native-Mexican.
• Mexican-Americans.
• Tex-Mexicans.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 04, Objective 1.1

4) How did Tejanos react to the centralization of the Mexican government?

Feedback: factual

*a. They resisted the idea of centralized authority and embraced local self-governance.

• They embraced the idea of centralized authority and resented the independence given to them by

the Mexican government.

• They welcomed the idea of joining the American states.
• They blamed the new Anglo immigrants for the shift in Mexican governance.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 05, Objective 1.1

5) Why did Mexico encourage immigration to Texas from the U.S.?

Feedback: factual

• To establish trading outposts
• To increase the religious diversity of Mexico
• To provide labor for oil drilling in West Texas

*d. To serve as a buffer against Native American attacks

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 06, Objective 1.1

6) By 1823 Mexico had banned slavery, but Anglo settlers continued to bring them in under the guise of

Feedback: factual

• family members.

*b. contract labor.

• volunteer laborers.

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• paid day-laborers.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 07, Objective 1.1

7) Under Mexican rule, Stephen F. Austin organized Americans to settle in Texas. This role was called

Feedback: conceptual

*a. empresario.

• ambassador.
• ranger.
• luchador.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 08, Objective 1.1

8) After the Civil War, many Texas cities passed legislation that severely limited the rights of Blacks.These were known as

Feedback: factual

• crow legislation.
• racial ordinances.
• restrictive covenants.

*d. black codes.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 10 Question 09, Objective 1.1

9) Many Anglo settlers in Texas came for

Feedback: factual

• religious freedom.

*b. cheap land and ample space.

• a chance to learn about Mexican culture.
• a chance to live on the beaches in South Texas.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 10, Objective 1.1

10) During the 1890s, many African Americans moved from rural areas to the outskirts of major cities where they established

Feedback: factual

• enclaves.
• urban hubs.
• suburbs.

*d. freedman’s towns.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 11, Objective 1.2

11) What impact did covid-19 have on the state’s economy?

Feedback: applied

• Increased sales tax revenue
• A drastic increase in retail revenues
• A decline in unemployment claims

*d. Drastically reduced tax revenues

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 12, Objective 1.2

12) Compared to other states, Texas has a _______ poverty rate for senior citizens.

Feedback: conceptual

• non-existent

*b. high

• low
• average
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Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 13, Objective 1.2

13) In the 1800s which of the following crops was (and continues to be) very important to the Texas economy?

Feedback: factual

• Sugar
• Pears

*c. Cotton

• Corn

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 14, Objective 1.2

14) In the early 20 th century _______ was discovered in Texas and ushered in a new economic era.

Feedback: factual

• coal

*b. oil

• gold
• mineral water

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 15, Objective 1.2

15) Which demographic best predicts poverty in Texas?

Feedback: conceptual

• Age

*b. Race

• Religion
• Gender

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 16, Objective 1.2

16) The economic good fortune that the state experienced from 2001 to 2008, while other parts of the country were experiencing economic downturns, is sometimes referred to as the

Feedback: factual

*a. “Texas Miracle.”

• “Texas Boom Cycle.”
• “Texas Recession.”
• “Texas Gold.”

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 17, Objective 1.2

17) Historically, where has most of Texas' wealth come from?

Feedback: factual

• Ranching
• Manufacturing
• Tourism

*d. Natural resources

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 18, Objective 1.3

18) “Enforced or de facto separation of different racial groups” is the definition of

Feedback: conceptual

• racism.
• prejudice.
• contest removal.

*d. segregation.

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© Oxford University Press, 2020.19) Why do about twice as many Texas Hispanics as whites obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

Feedback: applied

*a. Latinos have higher poverty rates and greater health challenges than Anglos.

• The federal government makes it easier for Latinos to buy this health insurance than for Anglos.
• Latinos make more money than Anglos, on average, and can therefore more afford the ACA health

insurance.

• On average, Latinos are healthier than Anglos and thus have lower rates of preexisting conditions.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 20, Objective 1.3

20) Which of the following statements is correct regarding the projected demographic growth in Texas?

Feedback: applied

• The number of African Americans is projected to increase.
• The number of Anglos is predicted to decline.

*c. The number of Hispanics is expected to increase.

• The state is expected to become overwhelmingly Anglo.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 21, Objective 1.3

21) As Texas’ population grows, what challenge is expected?

Feedback: applied

• Decreased tourism

*b. Infrastructure issues such as congested roads

• Waiting lists to use state parks
• An end to federal aid

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 22, Objective 1.3

22) Which demographic group will drive up the number of elderly Texans?

Feedback: factual

*a. Baby boomers

• Gen X
• Millennials
• Gen Z

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 23, Objective 1.3

23) Texas today is experiencing population growth that is

Feedback: applied

• much slower than in the early 1900s.

*b. the fastest of all the large states in the U.S.

• about the same as previous years.
• slower than all the large states in the U.S.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 24, Objective 1.3

24) In 1890, Texas had no urban areas with a population larger than 40,000. By 1920, four cities— Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio—boasted more than 100,000 each. This shift is commonly referred to as

Feedback: conceptual

• rural abandonment.
• the rural rise.

*c. urbanization.

• population shift.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 01 Question 25, Objective 1.3

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