Which of the following best describes Sam Houston's point of view towards the Civil War?

He was against Texas getting involved

All of the following were causes of the Civil War except

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

To free slaves in areas rebelling against the United States

How were African Americans affected by the new Texas Constitution of 1869?

They were given the right to vote

Why was Sam Houston removed from office as governor?

He refused to pledge loyalty to the Confederacy

The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

guaranteed citizenship and equal rights to African Americans

Congressional Reconstruction meant that

the terms for rejoining the Union were made more difficult

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Unit 5 Texas and the Civil War

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1
Which of the following best describes Sam Houston's point of view towards the Civil War?
He was against Texas getting involved
He thought Texas would win any battles fought there
He was a slave owner and supported the war
He was for Texas getting involved
2
All of the following were causes of the Civil War except
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Tariffs imposed on the South
Slavery
States’ Rights
3
The argument that held that state power was greater than federal power
Emancipation of States
States Proclamation
States Power
States Rights
4
What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To give women and African Americans the vote
To end the Civil War
To free slaves in areas rebelling against the United States
To rebuild the government of Confederate states
5
The Freedman's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to
educate former slaves
introduce new crops
control inflation
settle immigrants
6
How were African Americans affected by the new Texas Constitution of 1869?
Their civil rights were denied by the Black Codes
Their civil rights were granted by the Freedman's Bureau
Thet were given small land grants to farm
They were given the right to vote
7
Why was Sam Houston removed from office as governor?
He refused to pledge loyalty to the Confederacy
He refused to turn over government-owned weapons
He supported secession
He opened ports to Confederate ships
8
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
guaranteed citizenship and equal rights to African Americans
made it illegal to secede from the Union
was never ratified by Texas
was supported by nearly all Texans in 1866
9
Congressional Reconstruction meant that
the terms for rejoining the Union were made more difficult
Democrats would be forbidden to hold office
Freed people would be discouraged from voting
white Southerners could not vote
10
The Civil War began in April 1861 with the Confederate attack on
Richmond, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Fort Sumter
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The last battle of the Civil War was fought near Brownsville at
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Palmito Ranch
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Sabine Pass

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