In Texas history, what is the significance of the year 1861?

Secession Convention decided that Texas should withdraw from the Union.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

It freed the slaves that were in the Confederacy.

Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?

Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy

What was one of the major economic differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?

The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor

Texas was more economically successful than other states after the Civil War because

Few battles were fought in Texas and most fields/farms were not destroyed.

All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT

Texas joining the United States

What effect did the Civil War have on the Texas economy?

Farmers began to grow wheat and corn as food was needed to feed soldiers

Day the slaves learned they had been freed

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

All men regardless of race were U.S. citizens

Why did the southern states threaten to secede?

They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.

What were the 'black codes'?

laws limiting the rights of African Americans after the Civil War

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1
What day is Juneteenth celebrated on?
June 12th
June 19th
December 25th
July 4th
2
What is the era immediately after the Civil War called?
Annexation
Civil Rights
Reconstruction
Contemporary Texas
3
Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
Francis Lubbock
John Bell Hood
4
The government agency that helped freed slaves by giving them food, and educational opportunities.
NAACP
Freedmen's Bureau
Slaves Union
The Civil Rights Act
5
In Texas history, what is the significance of the year 1861?
Texas became a part of the United States of Americay
Cattle Trail was created letting cows be moved out of Texas for profit
Secession Convention decided that Texas should withdraw from the Union.
The legislature passed a law making fence-cutting a felony
6
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed all the enslaved people in America
It freed the slaves that were in the Confederacy.
It freed the slaves that were in the Union
It freed all the slaves in the world
7
Due to the Reconstruction Amendments, African Americans had greater access to government
False
True
8
Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?
Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy
the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades
the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war
Texas was involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier
9
What cash crop caused the slave population to increase in Texas during the 1800's?
Cotton
Peanuts
Potatoes
Sugar Cane
10
What was one of the major economic differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?
Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land.
The South produced a wider variety of products compared to the North.
The South was much larger than the North and had more factories
The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor
11
Prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in courts, or voting were all ______?
Laws that the Freedmen's Bureau tried to abolish
Basis for the Civil War Amendments
All of the Above
Black Codes
12
Texas was more economically successful than other states after the Civil War because
The south worked hard to increase cotton production after the war.
Because of the tariff, Texans had a better plan to recover from the war.
During Reconstruction, the Union worked to build Texas' economy first.
Few battles were fought in Texas and most fields/farms were not destroyed.
13
Cotton production steadily increased during the Civil War
False
True
14
The Freedmen's Bureau was passed in Texas to -
Introduce new crops
Educate former slaves
Control Inflation
Help immigrants find work
15
All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT
Texas joining the United States
Tariffs
Election of 1860
States Rights
16
What did the 13th Amendment do?
restricted the basic rights of citizens
Made it illegal for any state to secede
Gave African American men the right to vote
Abolished slavery
17
What effect did the Civil War have on the Texas economy?
Women stayed home to take care of the children
The demand for cotton increased as the economy improved
Farmers began to grow wheat and corn as food was needed to feed soldiers
Most families did not live on plantations and were not affected by the War
18
The 13th Amendment was added to the Constitution to end-?
Reconstruction
Inequality among the races
Slavery
The Civil War
19
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the rebelling states only
False
True
20
Freedman's Bureau, Texas Constitution of 1866 and Black Codes occurred during the Reconstruction period
False
True
21
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Women could vote
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
Slavery is abolished
African American men can vote
22
What is Juneteenth?
End of the Civil War
Day the slaves learned they had been freed
Day the 13th Amendment went into effect
Day the Emancipation proclamation was made
23
Which of the following did not lead to the Civil War?
Sectionalism
Separation of Powers
Slavery
States' Rights
24
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade
Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy
Most Texans did not own slaves so it did not impact Texas
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it
25
What year did the Civil War begin and end?
1861 - 1865
1836 - 1840
1900 - 1960
1860 - 1900
26
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Women could vote
All men regardless of race were U.S. citizens
African Americans could vote
Slavery would be abolished
27
Which Texas crop was know as "white gold" ?
rice
sugar
cotton
tobacco
28
Who would benefit the most from the passage of the 15th Amendment?
Black males
Black women
White women
White males
29
Why did the southern states threaten to secede?
Lincoln did not win the electoral college.
They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.
They thought Lincoln would pass another tariff costing them money
Lincoln wanted war with Mexico
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What were the 'black codes'?
laws limiting the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan
laws protecting the new rights of freed African Americans

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