What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

to restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible

Which statement below explains why Texas ENTERED the Civil War?

Most Texans thought the economy of Texas would be damaged if slavery ended.

Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?

High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.

Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?

The election of President Lincoln

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union?

They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.

What did the Fifteenth (15th) Amendment do?

guaranteed African American men the right to vote

How did the Civil War affect Texas?

It hurt trade with the destruction of ports

Why is 1861 important in Texas and U.S. history?

It was the start of the Civil War.

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1
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
to restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
to install the Black Codes
to guarantee the South new economic freedoms
to forgive all debts incurred by Southern states.
2
Which of these was an advantage the Freedmen's Bureau attempted to give former slaves in Texas?
incarceration
emancipation
complete equality
economic independence
3
Which of these was an effect of Reconstruction in Texas?
increasing cotton production
creating a new means of citizenship for Native Americans
giving complete equality to former slaves
writing a new constitution
4
Which statement below explains why Texas ENTERED the Civil War?
Most Texans believed more taxation was needed
Most Texans thought the economy of Texas would be damaged if slavery ended.
Most Texans just wanted to end the trading of slaves.
Most Texans believed that slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.
5
Who wanted stricter requirements for the former Confederate states to rejoin the Union?
Radical Republicans
Whigs
Southern Democrats
Democrats
6
Where were most of the Civil War battles of Texas located?
Along the coastal ports
In the most fertile areas of cropland
Near Native American reservations
Near the state capitol of Austin
7
A law prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries is an example of
The Emancipation Proclamation
Taxation without representation
A Black Code
Reasons for Secession
8
Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?
Southerners believed the Northerners were using them to force secession.
High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.
They wanted to protect Southern factories against imported products.
They wanted to protect Northern factories against imported products.
9
What was the process of restoring the South to the Union after the Civil War called?
Reformation
Reconstruction
Reorganization
Rebuilding
10
What is the term many U.S. citizens used that would benefit their region rather than the nation as a whole.
federalism
regional ethnocentricity
nationalism
sectionalism
11
Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?
high tax on cotton
The invasion of Union troops
The end of slavery in the U.S.
The election of President Lincoln
12
Which of the following date lines includes the Civil War and Reconstruction Era?
1865 - 1877
1861 - 1877
1860 - 1880
1836 - 1845
13
Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union?
They felt the United States gave states too many rights.
They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.
They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.
They were tired of paying high federal income tax.
14
What did the Fifteenth (15th) Amendment do?
guaranteed African American men the right to vote
ended the Civil War
guaranteed Southern states the right to secession
reunited the Southern states with the Union.
15
The Freedmen's Bureau was organized in Texas in order to -
emancipate former slaves
educate former slaves
teach new farming techniques
incarcerate former slaves
16
How did the Civil War affect Texas?
It hurt trade with the destruction of ports
It forced Texas to look at new ways of growing crops
It guaranteed equal rights to Native Americans
It destroyed agricultural land because of so many battles in Texas
17
Which Texas state holiday celebrates the end of slavery?
Stephen F Austin Day
San Jacinto Day
Juneteenth
Sam Houston Day
18
Why is 1861 important in Texas and U.S. history?
It was the ending of Santa Anna's involvement with Texas.
It was the beginning of the Texas Republic.
It was the end of the Texas Republic.
It was the start of the Civil War.
19
Which of the following was the last battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Nueces Massacre
Battle of Palmito Ranch

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