POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Texas Population II Texas Political History A Five State Option B Early Statehood and Secession C Progress and Reform III Texas Political Culture A Moralistic Political Culture B Individualistic Political Culture C Traditionalistic Political Culture D Definition of Elite E Definition of Provincialism Outline of Current Lecture I Texas Governors A E J Davis B Jim Ferguson C Miriam Ferguson D W Lee O Daniel II The Great Depression III 4 Distinct Physical Regions in Texas A Gulf Coastal plains B Interior Lowlands C The Great Plains D The Basin and Range Province Current Lecture l A 1876 Texas gets readmitted to the Union when our constitution is ratified Our first governor was Republican E J Davis who was charged with corruption and only served one four year term before we kick him out These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute B James E Ferguson served from 1914 1918 and called himself Farmer Jim to emphasize his rural background He was an anti prohibitionist and got impeached and convicted in 1917 under charges of illegal use of public funds C Farmer Jim s wife Ma ran for governor and won She was anti klan was elected in 1924 and was the first Texas female governor She stayed in office until 1928 D Pappy or W Lee O Daniel was a flour salesman he had no political experience and was elected governor in 1938 1945 ll The Great Depression occurred between 1929 and 1939 In 1929 the stock market crashed and the entire nation is crushed In 1935 Prohibition ends lll A The Gulf Coastal Plains extend from Louisiana boarder and the Gulf of Mexico It is mainly in East Texas and consists of forests B Interior Lowlands consist of an agriculture economy rural population and ranches C The Great Plains are in western Texas and consist of ranching and petroleum production in the northern plains While agriculture and cotton production dominate the southern plains The Ogallala Aquifer is a major player in the southern plains D The Basin and Range Province is where you ll see the true mountains in the Guadalupe Range Southeast is Big Bend country Rainfall and population are sparse in this region
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