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Texas Civil War & Reconstruction Review
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1
What Battle in Texas occurred after the Civil War had ended?
Palmito Ranch
Sabine Pass
Galveston
Gettysburg
2
Which Texas holiday celebrates this announcement by the U.S. Army?
Thanksgiving Day
Juneteenth
Veteran's Day
Texas Independence Day
3
The period from 1865 to 1873 during which Texas was brought back into the Union is called
Annexation
Readmission
Reconstruction
Secession
4
Which event led to the increased production of corn and wheat in Texas during the years of the American Civil War?
Enslaved people stopped working on the cotton plantations
A need to feed soldiers increased demand for these products
Confederate officials sent money to Texas farmers to buy land
Texas farms began using new fertilizers and pesticides
5
What was Governor Sam Houston's response to Texas' decision to secede from the Union?
he encouraged the state convention at Austin to vote for secession
he led Texas troops against Union forces
he left Texas to join the Lincoln administration
he refused to serve as the governor of the new Confederate state of Texas
6
Slavery, state's rights, and the tariff issue were all factors in Texas' decision to
join Mexico in fighting against the United States
start trading with Canada
stay part of the Union (North)
secede from the United States
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Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union?
They wanted Abraham Lincoln as president.
They considered slavery vital to the economy.
They disagreed with paying high federal taxes
They thought the national government was influenced by Britain
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In 1845 many Texans used slave labor on farms in Texas. How would this impact Texas's decision to join the Civil War?
Texas would join the Union
Texas became their own independent nation
Texas would join the Confederacy
Texas would stay neutral
9
Which Texan was the post master general under the Confederate President Jefferson Davis
Edward Clark
John H. Reagan
Alexander H. Stephens
Sam Houston
10
Why was the Battle of Sabine Pass an important victory for the Confederacy?
The Union army surrendered
Mexico's navy helped Texas
the Union changed its mind about attacking Texas
Texans seceded from the Confederacy
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The purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
encourage the slaves to join the Union army
promote settlement of the newly freed slaves to Mexico
encourage the newly freed slaves to leave Texas
provide assistance to the newly freed slaves
12
What Texas governor joined the confederate army and did not seek reelection?
Mirabeau Lamar
Edward Clark
Francis R. Lubbock
Sam Houston
13
What did the Confederate victory at Galveston mean for the Confederacy?
created a blockade to Union supplies
weakened the Confederacy
protected Texas's busiest seaport
hurt the Union Navy
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Following the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as
ranchers
railroad porters
sharecroppers
cowboys
