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1
Which Reconstruction plan created the Freedman's Bureau?
Presidential
Congressional
2
How did Lincoln think the South should be treated after the Civil War?
Be allowed to still practice slavery
They should receive fair treatment
Be punished for seceding
Pay damages suffered by the Union
3
What did the new constitution in 1876 during Reconstruction do?
Took away AA voting rights
Made governor stronger
Made governor weaker
Gave women the right to vote
4
Which Reconstruction plan wanted to punish the South?
Presidential
Congressional
5
Which issue did
not
contribute to the start of the Civil War?
Southerners were angered by tariffs
Southerners believed in states' rights
Northerners wanted to extend slavery
Election of Abraham Lincoln
6
States' rights, blockade, arsenal, secede.. match which era?
Mexican War
Civil War
Reconstruction
Immigration
7
The Freedmen's Bureau did everything BUT
Laws created to protect them from violence
Create schools for freed slaves children
Help freedmen find jobs
Limit the rights of freed slaves
8
What event made states start secede and join the Confederacy?
Dred Scott decision
1860 election of Abraham Lincoln
Formation of Democratic Party
Kansas-Nebraska Act
9
Which Reconstruction plan was also called Radical Reconstruction?
Presidential
Congressional
10
Which group wanted
minor
changes in the south?
Freedman
Radical Republicans
Moderate Republicans
Democrats
11
Which Reconstruction plan wanted to place the South under control of the army?
Presidential
Congressional
12
Why did Sam Houston give up his position of Governor in Texas?
He did not support secession
He served in the confederate government
Wounds he got in battle
He joined the Confederate army
13
Which group of people were impacted the MOST financially by the end of slavery?
Shop managers
Plantation owners
Sawmill owners
Factory workers
14
Which cause dealt with the idea that states
could choose
to enforce federal law or not?
Nullification
Sectionalism
Slavery
States Rights
15
Why is the year 1861 important?
Texas became a state
The Civil War began
Slavery was abolished
Mexico gave California to the US
16
Why did Texas join the Confederacy?
Cotton and slavery was the way of life
Texas was closer to Mexico
Texas ports were blockaded
The German settlement in the Hill country wanted to fight
17
Laws passed by Southern governments that made freedmen's life harder were called...
Freedman Rules
Intolerable Acts
Segregation Acts
Black Codes
18
The Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves were free and...
Gave women the right to vote
Allowed African Americans in the military
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Declared war on Britain
19
Which is TRUE about Texas's economy during Reconstruction?
Less crops were grown
Cotton, wheat and corn production grew
Manufacturing went down
Railways were destroyed
20
The 13th and 14th amendment...
Were not ratified by Texas during Reconstuction
Banned slavery and made all AA's citizens
Were formal changes to the constitution
All of the above
21
State's rights was an important issue before the Civil War because...
Slaves in some states had rights but not others
Slavery was illegal in some territories
Southerners thought states could ignore federal laws
North thought states should have more power
22
How did Texas decide to secede?
Both the convention and the people of Texas voted to secede
Texas legislature signed a treaty to seced
Governor Sam Houston decided to leave
Other states demanded Texas seccession
23
Which explains the sharecropper system?
All of the above
Sharecroppers worked the land
Landowners provided farm lands
Sharecroppers gave half their crops to landowner
24
What was the main goal of Presidential Reconstruction?
Force social and economic changes
Punish the South
Reunited the country ASAP
Give full rights for former slaves
25
Why was it important for the Confederates to capture Galveston?
Kept an important port under Confederate control
Led to the capture of the Rio Grande
Union army lost momentum
Increased trade with Mexico
26
Which Reconstruction plan wanted to reunite the country ASAP?
Presidential
Congressional
27
Which period in Texas History included: 13th, 14th and 15 amendments and freedmen
Statehood
Colonization
Reconstruction
Texas Revolution
28
Why did the South oppose high tariffs?
Increased the production of tobacco
They increased the price of manufactured goods
It limited the availability of western lands
Limited the profitability of mining operations
29
Which group wanted Union supporters to rule Texas?
Democrats
Radical Republicans
Moderate Republicans
Freedman
