What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

To restore the South to the Union

How did Texas' Constitution of 1866 fail to grant African Americans equal rights?

It did not grant them the right to hold public office

Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?

to prevent Texas' export of cotton

Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?

They wanted to prevent Texas from using Matamoros

What happened to Galveston in the Civil War?

Captured by the Union and recaptured by the Confederacy

What is the era from 1861-1874 in Texas known as?

Civil War and Reconstruction Era

List some examples of a black code

A law prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries

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1
Which battle happened between the battles of Galveston and Brownsville?
Sabine Pass
Palmito Ranch
Brownsville
Galveston
2
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
14
13
2
15
3
Sued for his freedom but was denied citizenship by the Supreme Court
John Brown
Dred Scott
James Brown
Ziggy Stardust
4
Which Civil War battle happened last?
Brownsville
Palmito Ranch
Galveston
Sabine Pass
5
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
To ensure Texas paid off its war debts
To establish Northern control over the South
To integrate African Americans fully
To restore the South to the Union
6
Which Civil War battle happened first?
Palmito Ranch
Sabine Pass
Brownsville
Galveston
7
People move from one place to another
population shift
Emancipation Proclamation
freedman
vigilante
8
How did Texas' Constitution of 1866 fail to grant African Americans equal rights?
It dd not grant them the right to own property
It did not grant them the right to hold public office
It did not grant them the right to enter into contracts
It did not grant them the right to live freely
9
In the 1850s many US citizens focused on what would benefit their region rather than the nation
sectionalism
nationalism
regional ethnocentricity
fundamentalsm
10
A member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
population shift
Emancipation Proclamation
freedman
vigilante
11
Why did 2/3rds of Civil War soldiers die of disease or infection?
most available antibiotics were being used to treat slaves
doctors were plentiful
army camps were dirty
armies tended to be small
12
A person freed from slavery
vigilante
chronological
freedman
Emancipation Proclamation
13
Created by Congress to help former slaves
Freedtowns
Radical Reconstruction
Clinton Foundation
Freedman's Bureau
14
Abolitionist who tried to seize the arsenal at Harper's Ferry
Ziggy Stardust
James Brown
John Brown
Dred Scott
15
In the order they happened
chronological
freedman
vigilante
population shift
16
Which amendment ended slavery?
2
15
14
13
17
to declare void or no longer good
agriculture
industry
nullify
tariff
18
Which Texas state holiday celebrates the end of slavery?
San Jacinto Day
Juneteenth
Memorial Day
Good Friday
19
Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?
to prevent Texas' import of cotton
access to Mexico
the Union needed more soldiers
to prevent Texas' export of cotton
20
Whose plan was Johnson's Reconstruction plan modeled after?
Radical Republicans
Democratic Repblicans
Abraham Lincoln's
Andrew Hamilton's
21
to declare all enslaved persons in the Confederate states were freed
population shift
Emancipation Proclamation
vigilante
freedman
22
Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?
They wanted to break the blockade
They wanted to build a fort on Brazos Island
They wanted to establish a supply line to Texas
They wanted to prevent Texas from using Matamoros
23
What happened to Galveston in the Civil War?
Captured by the Union and destroyed by Union troops
It was captured by the Union and remained in Union hands
Captured by the Union and recaptured by the Confederacy
It was part of the Confederacy throughout the war
24
According to Gordon Granger, who would not support freed slaves?
Radical Republicans
former masters
The federal government
Democrats
25
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Santa Anna
Dred Scott
John Brown
John Wilkes Booth
26
Which amendment granted citizenship to African Americans?
15
2
14
13
27
What is the era from 1861-1874 in Texas known as?
Civil War and Republican Era
Presidential Reconstruction Era
Carpetbagger Era
Civil War and Reconstruction Era
28
What controversial action by the Confederacy addressed the ongoing need for more soldiers?
calling for an all volunteer military force
land grants to volunteer soldiers
freeing slaves to fight
passing the Conscription Act
29
List some examples of a black code
A law prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries
A law granting African Americans the right to hold office
The 15th Amendment of the US Constitution
A secret symbol used to signify the Underground Railroad
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A tax on imported goods
tariff
agriculture
industry
nullify

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