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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. What happens to the Germans at Fredericksbug who can't support the Civil War?

2. Who is Emma's son?

3. Why does Yancey Quimper withdraw from the political race?

4. Where do Sett and Lissa purchase land in Texas?

5. The colonel assigned to Fort Sam Garner and his men rescue _________________ who had been captured by the Indians.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is R.J. Poteet and what role does he play in the new town?

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

3. How do Agent Talbot's feelings about Muzquiz' immigration different from how he feels about El Lobo?

4. Why do new Texas residents like Persifier and Somerset Cobb decide to side with the South in the Civil War?

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

6. How did the Indians feel about President Polk's Peace Policy?

7. Who is named the first U.S. Indian Agent?

8. When does the Ku Klux Klan appear in Larkin County and which groups of people are most affected by their presence?

9. Why does the speaker at the Task Force meeting think that Texas was greatly influenced by the South?

10. Who is Kimbro and what unlikely partnership does he enter into with Floyd Rusk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how a Texas frontier town was established. Where was it most likely to be located? What were the typical establishments in a frontier town? Why were frontier towns so volatile?

Essay Topic 2

Name at least three environmental catastrophes that plagued the Texas homesteaders. Then cite the reasons why each catastrophe was so devastating to the settlers. If there were any preventative measures employed by the settlers, state those also in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of General Santa Anna. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

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