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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Earnshaw Rusk is named as United States Indian Agent at _______________________.

2. Whom does the first president of Texas marry?

3. Who was one of the Mexican men who illegally crossed the U.S. border in 1961?

4. Why can Benito not inherit the ten thousand acres owned by the Garza women?

5. The Rust settlement gives the remaining Comanches permission to hunt ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Benito Garza's opinion of the Mexican War and why would he feel this way?

2. Why does Laurel Cobb have to face trial within the church?

3. Why do Todd and Maggie Morrison move to Texas and how successful are they at adapting?

4. How does General Santa Anna deceive the U.S. government through a deal with the Polk administration?

5. Why do so many people seem to move to Texas between 1928 and 1968? Who are two famous political men who came from Texas?

6. Who are the first residents of Fort Sam Garner and why do they want to develop a town?

7. What year is it in Chapter XII and what is the composition of Texas rural areas to city areas?

8. What years did the Mexican War take place and why is there such lingering hatred between the Texans and Mexicans at this time?

9. What was the purpose of the Peace Policy instituted by President Polk in 1869?

10. Why do the Cobb women not tell their slaves about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the drive it took to be a Texas homesteader. What did it require? Who were the best candidates for homesteading?

Essay Topic 2

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region?

Essay Topic 3

Texas cowboys and cattle drives had a lasting impression on American culture yet they were active for only about a 20-year period. What was the purpose of a cattle drive? How was a cattle drive structured? Who were the personnel included on a cattle drive? What were the advantages and disadvantages of cattle drives to the Texas settlers?

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