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Study Flash Cards for History (includes terms and names, events, etc. 7th grade.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Farmer | Created Congress of Racial Equality |
| Hector P. Garcia | Founded the American GI Forum |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | Signed Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Susan B. Anthony | Quaker who fougt for Womens Suffrage |
| Thurgood Marshal | Civil Rights leader who was a Supreme Court Justice |
| African Americans | 2nd larged minority group in Texas |
| Hispanics | Expected to have the highest INCREASE of population through 2015 |
| Made it Illegal for public places to Discriminate based on race | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Tax that charged people to vote. Blacks could not pay in MANY cases | Tax |
| Origination of "No Pass No Play" rule | House bill #72 |
| U.S Assembly plants south of the mexican border | Maquiladoras |
| Law passed in 1993 requaring wealthier schools to share money with poorer districts | Robin Hood Plan |
| When a Gov.(Goverment) stops trade with another Gov. | Boycott |
| Branch of Gov. that MAKES law | Legislative Branch |
| Branch of Gov. that CARRIES OUT law | Executive Branch |
| Branch of Gov. that DECIDES if laws are FAIR | Judicial Branch |
| Laws Establish to improve teacher training, raise teacher salaries,provide textbooks, etc. | Gilmer-Aiken-Bills |
| North American Free Trade Agreement betwen U.S.A, Canada, and Mexico | NAFTA |
| Energy Policies, Export Agreements with other countries, Agriculture Regulations | Ways in witch Federal Gov. can influence state economy |
| Majority of Civilians | Live in Urban-Cities |
| Because of Hispanic population MAJOR growth | more people will be speaking spanish |
| Crime; Increase or Decrease? Why? (This is for population, NOT to do with Police) | Increased in cities because people moved to suburbs |
| Places in Texas (DO NOT MARK WRONG FOR THIS SLIDE) | Places in Texas (DO NOT MARK WRONG FOR THIS SLIDE) |
| Austin | one of countries top locations for high tech |
| Houstan | Largest port in TX(Texas) |
| San Antonio | has large number of Tourist Attractions |
| EVENTS(DO NOT MARK WRONG FOR THIS SLIDE) | EVENTS(DO NOT MARK WRONG FOR THIS SLIDE) |
| Suburbs | 1950's and 60's.... people moved here from cities to get away from crowding, crime, etc. |
| Families moving off of the farm | did so because could not make a living |
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