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Review for Civil War and Reconstruction Test
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Why do you think many free slaves became tenant farmers following the Civil War?
They were used to working in factories.
They did not have enough money to buy their own land.
Because of their skill in iron working and carpentry.
They were not interested in leaving the South.
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Reason
Radical Republicans
were not satisfied with Pres. Johnson's plan for Reconstruction.
Plan gave too much power to enslaved people
Former Confederate officials filled state government post.
The plan cost Northern taxpayers too much money.
Requirements for Southern states to rejoin Union were strict
3
Why do you think Texas joined the Confederacy?
TX was closer to Mexico; ranching was important.
Cotton was a major cash crop; slavery was legal in TX.
There was a large German settlement in the Hill Country.
Texas ports were blockaded by Union ships.
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What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It declared that all major goals of the war were conquered.
It declared that men 18-35 had to serve in the military.
It declared that freeing slaves could not be enforced.
It declared that slaves in the Confederate states were free.
5
Laws passed in the South during Reconstruction that limited the rights of freed slaves.
Segregation Acts
Freedmen Rules
Black Codes
Intolerable Acts
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The 13th Amendment did this.
Took away rights to vote
Gave African-Americans citizenship
Gave African-Americans the right to vote.
Abolished slavery
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What was one reason Radical Republicans were not pleased with Andrew Johnson's plan?
The plan gave too much power to formerly slaved people.
Johnson's requirements for Southern states were too strict.
The plan cost Northern taxpayers too much money.
Former Confederate officials took state government jobs.
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What was the economic effect of Reconstruction?
A new labor system.
Abolishing slavery.
All men guaranteed the right to vote.
Ensured freedman rights.
9
Passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments represented which era of Texas History?
Colonization
Reconstruction
Statehood
Texas Revolution
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This group believed that Congress should be in charge of Reconstruction.
Radical Republicans
Radical Congressmen
Radical Democrats
Radical African-Americans
11
This new labor system took the place of slavery during Reconstruction.
sharecropping
subsistence farming
tenant farming
harvesters
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The 15th Amendment granted this right.
The right to apply for foreign citizenship.
The right for African-Americans to vote.
The right to ask for consent to vote.
The right for African-Americans to become tenant farmer.
13
On what day was Juneteenth established?
June 19th
June 16th
June 18th
June 20th
14
Which headline might have been seen in Texas in 1876?
"Texas Joins the Confederacy"
"Texas Ratifies the State Constitution"
"The Civil War is About to Begin"
"Texas Slaves Are Now Free!"
15
This amendment stated that all African-Americans were to be considered citizens.
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16
What is significant about the year 1861?
Mexico ceded land from TX to California
Slavery was abolished
Civil War began
TX statehood was officially recognized by Mexico
17
These laws limited the rights of African Americans and stopped them from holding public office.
Confederates
Unionist
Black Codes
Slave Codes
18
This event signaled the start of the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
Shots fired on Fort Hood.
Shots fired on Fort Sumter
Shots fired on Fort Galveston
Shots fired on Fort Bragg
19
Writing a new state constitution, pledging loyalty to the U.S. These are requirements for this.
Keeping Union soldiers inTexas
Make sure Texas is a solid state
Regaining Texas' statehood after the Civil War
For Texas to become a confederate state
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When was the new Texas Constitution ratified?
1976
1876
1866
1864
21
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
To help freedmen transition to being free.
To help freedman transition back to slavery.
To help freedmen transition from being free to married.
To create more laws to hold free men down.
22
A political goal of Presidential Reconstruction in the days after the Civil War.
Ensuring full equal rights for former slaves
Punishing Southern states and leaders for their actions
Reuniting the country quickly
forcing social and economic changes
23
How did state and local governments avoid enforcing the 14th Amendment?
By passing black codes.
By challenging the amendment in court.
By refusing the ratify the 14th Amendment.
By seceding from the Union.
24
What is a sharecropper?
Northerner working in the south for Reconstruction.
A white Southerner that supported Reconstruction.
A farmer who gave part of his crops as rent.
Former slave exercising their rights.
25
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
To force all states to ratify the 14th Amendment.
To prevent black citizens from true equality.
To restore democratic power to the North and South.
To limit the power of the legislature.
26
Explain the term Juneteenth.
The day Texas slaves were freed.
The day the Civil War began.
The day the Civil War ended.
The day Reconstruction ended.
27
When was Texas readmitted back to the U.S.?
1970
1890
1865
1870
