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1
January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issues this freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Enlightenment
Interstate Commerce
Compromise of 1850
2
Which of the following statements best describes how the slave population in Texas changed during the Civil War?
The slave population grew as slaveholders rushed to the frontier
The slave population drooped as Union troops dismantled plantations
Slave population grew, slaveholders purchased more slaves for war effort
The slave population droped as slaveholders left their plantations to fight
3
Which of the following best describes the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
The only land battle where Confederates outnumbered Union troops 5 to 1.
The only land battle where Union troops outnumbered Confederates 5 to 1.
It was the first major land battle fought in the Civil War.
It was the last major land battle fought in the Civil War.
4
Which of the following leaders were no longer in office after the Texas Secession Convention in March, 1861?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Jack C. Hays
Stephen F. Austin
5
Who was the president, who's platform was Manifest Destiny, of the US when Texas was admitted annexed into the US?
James K. Polk
Santa Anna
Abraham Lincoln
Sam Houston
6
What crop was known as king of the south?
corn
cotton
beans
grapes
7
Which one best describes why women had more power and authority in TX during the Civil War than before or after?
Women were advised to take positions in government during the war.
Women were assumed to be in charge of businesses in the South.
Women demanded compensation for their work on the home front.
Women held positions held by men, who enlisted to fight in the Civil War.
8
Texas was known"tagalong confederacy," political divisions and it was put to the following measures after the Civil War?
Under military rule,former Confederates weren't able to be political active
Under Radical Republican rule, former Confederate officers faced trail inDC
Put under military rule, former Confederate officers were sent to DC
9
This cartoon represents which of the following perspectives in Texas during the years before the Civil War?
that increased tariffs impoverish the South and provide only for the North
states that increased tariffs are the answer for starving and underserved
suggests increased tariffs hurt Northern political and business interests
suggests tariffs unfortunate element of the past that TX has moved beyond
10
Texas created a new constitution during the Civil War. If this event was added to the table,which event would it follow?
Robert E. Lee surrenders.
South Carolina secedes from the Union.
Generals Smith and Magruder surrender.
Texas joins the Confederate States of America.
11
This image represents which of the following periods in Texas history?
Reconstruction
French colonization
Annexation
The Civil War
12
What did the Southern States call themselves after seceding?
Confederate States Of America
Union
Yankees
Federal
13
What slave sued for his freedom in a case presented to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1856?
Zachary Taylor
Dred Scott
Thomas Gibbons
James Polk
14
How did the Texas Constitution seek to establish civil rights?
It voided the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
It contained a bill of rights.
It made all laws subject to periodic review.
It established a Department of Civil Rights.
15
Which of the following best describes how Texans viewed the issue of states' rights leading up to the Civil War?
Believed that a strong federal gov't would always protect state interests
Believed the federal gov't should settle issues of labor and land in TX
Believed the federal gov't shouldn't settle issues of labor and land in TX.
Believed that a weak federal gov't wouldn't do enough for states
16
Charleston’s Harbor marked the first battle of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
New York City, New York
Mobile, Alabama
Austin, Texas
17
Based on the information in the table, how long did the Civil War continue in TX after Robert E. Lee surrendered?
About two months
About four months
About one month
About four days
18
Using information from the map, which of the following is true?
More slave crops were grown in Texas's western regions than northern region
Eastern Texas had an economic interest in joining the Confederacy.
Northern Texas had an economic interest in joining the Confederacy.
More slave crops were grown iTexas's northern regions than eastern regions.
19
This general was the head of the Union Army during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Sam Houston
Jack C. Hays
General Ulysses S. Grant
20
Which flag or flags flew over Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction era?
Confederate, only
United States, only
Republic of Texas and United States
United States and Confederate
21
Which side did Texas fight for during the Civil War?
Native Americans
Confederacy
Union
Mexico
22
It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 50,000 casualties!
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Goliad
23
Before the Civil War, only 25 percent of TX families owned slaves. Most Texans opposed any interference with slavery bc.
they believed that outlawing slavery interfered with states' rights.
believed slavery was necessary for the development of a strong military.
they believed that they might eventually own slaves as well.
believed that slavery was necessary for continued economic growth of Texas.
24
Based on the information presented in the graph above, which of the following statements is true?
North had more resources than South every category except railway mileage
North had fewer resources than the South in nearly every category
North had more resources than South every category except for farm acreage
North had same number of resources as the South in nearly every category
25
Eli Whitney's invention made processing cotton easier and farming cotton more profitable and did the demand for slavery.
baskets
cotton gin
pitch forks
stagecoach
26
What number state was Texas when it was annexed into the US in 1845?
21
13
1
28
27
Why did Texas continue to fight the Civil War after General Robert E. Lee surrendered?
It wanted the Union to agree to its terms about slavery.
It took a long time for news to reach TX due to its distance from the east.
It refused to accept Lee's authority to make peace with the Union.
It did not believe Lee had actually surrendered.
28
Which of the following factors was considered the biggest threat to the institution of slavery in Texas?
Secessionist leader William P. Rogers's speeches
The Committee of Public Safety's steps to seize federal property in Texas
Sam Houston's refusal to swear an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
29
What did most Southerners believe that the election of Republican president Abraham Lincoln would mean?
economic prosperity
a depression in the North
the end of slavery
the legalization of slavery
30
Which amendment was one of the causes of the Civil War?
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
10th Amendment
2nd Amendment
