Unit 10: Civil Rights Era Review

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Across
  1. 2. Area rich in oil and gas returned to Texas by federal law.
  2. 7. Woman who fought for the 19th Amendment in Texas.
  3. 8. Political party that gained strength in Texas post-WWII.
  4. 10. What women like Jane McCallum and minorities like González fought for.
  5. 13. President who returned Tidelands to Texas.
  6. 16. Last name of the senator who helped the Republican Party grow in Texas.
  7. 17. Branch of state government modernized with a council and budget board.
  8. 18. Belief in a more active role for government in promoting social justice and equality.
  9. 19. State where many Civil Rights figures lived and worked.
  10. 20. A major focus of the Civil Rights Movement, protected by the 1965 act.
  11. 22. Supreme Court case that led to "one person, one vote."
  12. 23. Judicial body that decided important civil rights cases.
Down
  1. 1. Governor who supported Eisenhower and helped modernize Texas.
  2. 3. Party that split over civil rights and federal government size after WWII.
  3. 4. Area Governor Shivers invested in to modernize Texas.
  4. 5. Goal of the Civil Rights Movement, especially for minority communities.
  5. 6. Movement supported by the Democratic Party after WWII that caused internal division.
  6. 9. First Mexican American elected to the U.S. House from Texas.
  7. 11. Belief in smaller government, personal responsibility, and traditional values.
  8. 12. President assassinated in Texas, helping push civil rights laws.
  9. 14. System of racial separation that civil rights activists fought to end.
  10. 15. Last name of the governor who aided the Republican rise in Texas.
  11. 21. First Mexican American mayor of a major U.S. city.