3rd 9 Weeks Review

3rd 9 Weeks Benchmark Review

Important Dates to Remember:

➔ 1845: Texas annexation (joins US)
➔ 1846: Mexican-American War Begins
➔ 1861: Civil War Begins
➔ 1865: Civil War Ends
➔ 1867: Reconstruction begins
➔ 1876: Texas adopts the current

Constitution

Important People to Remember:

● Abraham Lincoln- President of the United States
● Ulysses S. Grant- General of the Union Army
● Jefferson Davis-President of the Confederate States

of America

● Robert E Lee- General of the Confederate Army
● General Granger- enslaved people were now free in

the South (Juneteenth)

● Hiram Rhodes Revel-first African American Senator

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Texas joins the US

• Mexican American War begins.

• Civil War begins

• Reconstruction begins

• Texas adopts a new constitution

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following

Abraham Lincoln

Ulysses S Grant

Jefferson Davis

Robert E Lee

Hiram Rhodes Revel

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E Lee

• Hiram Rhodes Revel

Unit 9: Early
Statehood

Results of the Mexican-American War

● Permanent boundary was established between

US and Mexico

● The US expanded to the Pacific Ocean and

achieved Manifest Destiny

● The US paid $15 million for land that included

California and New Mexico

Mexican Cession

The Mexican-American War
officially ended with the
signing of the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. With
this treaty, Mexico gave up
all claims to Texas,
California, Nevada, Utah,
Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico, and Wyoming. In
return, the United States
agreed to pay Mexico $15
million. This became known
as the Mexican Cession.

Multiple Choice

What was the problem with all the new territory the US got from Mexico after the war?

• There were no natural resources on the land.

• The land was mostly desert.

• The government had to fight over free and slave states again.

• Mexican soldiers and citizens were still fighting back in the territory.

Key Parts of the Compromise of 1850

● California is annexed into the US as a free

state

● Territories ceded by Mexico could vote if

they wanted slavery or not-Popular
sovereignty

● The Fugitive Slave Law was in place
● Slave trade ended in Washington D.C.
● The Texas border was defined

Manifest
Destiny-
Atlantic to
Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a state that the US won after the Mexican American War?

• California

• Arizona

• Idaho

• Utah

Dropdown

Originally, President Polk wanted to buy the Texas border area and California for ​

Select answer

, but Mexico refused. After the war the US only paid ​

Select answer

for even more territory.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the government policy that made California a free state and let the other territories decide if they wanted to allow slavery?

• The Compromise of 1820

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Unit 10: Causes
of the Civil War

North

● Industry based economy
● Against Slavery
● Supported high tariffs

(taxes)

● Wanted the federal

government to have
more power than the
state governments

South

● Agriculture based

economy

● For Slavery
● Supported low tariffs

(taxes)

● Wanted the state

governments to have
more power than the
federal government

Abolitionists

● Against slavery
● Organized the Abolitionist Movement to help slaves from

the south escape

● Opposed the Mexican-American war because they didn’t

want slavery to expand west

● People like: Harriet Tubman (underground railroad) and

Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

Causes of the Civil War

● Slavery- South wanted it, North was against it,

West could vote because of the Compromise of
1850

● States’ Rights- States believed that they had to

right to make their own laws
○ North-federal more powerful than states
○ South-states more powerful than federal

● Sectionalism- loyalty their own regions’ interest

rather than the whole country

Causes of the Civil War (cont)

● Firing on Ft Sumter (first battle)
● Abraham Lincoln’s election
● The secession of the South

○ Texas joined the Confederacy but Sam

Houston was against it

Multiple Choice

Who wanted slavery?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

Multiple Choice

Which side focused more on factories and producing goods for sale?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

Multiple Choice

Which side believed that the national (federal) government should be more powerful that state governments?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

Multiple Choice

Which side wanted lower tariffs (taxes on imports and exports)?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

Multiple Choice

Where did most abolitionists live?

• The North (Union)

• The South (Confederacy)

Unit 11: Civil

War

Shots are fired at Ft
Sumter and the Civil
War begins

Review: Texas in the Civil War

● Texas Ports

○Used to ship supplies in and out of the Confederacy from Europe and
Mexico

● Battle of Galveston

○Union tried to blockade and cut off supplies to the Confederacy;
Confederates regained control of the ports

● Battle of Sabine Pass

○US Navy blockaded the coast, Confederate army able to hold them
off

● Battle of Palmito Ranch

○Last battle of the Civil War, fought after the surrender at Appomattox
Courthouse

Lincoln’s Speeches

● Emancipation Proclamation- slaves in

the South were now free

● Gettysburg Address- dedication of

Gettysburg battlefield and continued to
fight for freedom for all

Civil War Battles

● Ft Sumter- first battle
● Galveston- Union tried to block off supply line (Blockade

Runners)

● Antietam- Union victory, Emancipation Proclamation issued
● Gettysburg- Gettysburg Address
● Appomattox Court House- surrender of the South to the

North

● Palmito Ranch- last battle of the Civil War happened in

Texas

Appomattox Court House

1865-General Lee (S)

surrendered ending the Civil

War

Multiple Choice

Why was Texas important to the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Texas was a big source of food for the South.

• Texas ports were used to supply the rest of the South.

• Texas was were most of the South's weapons were made.

• Texas had the South's best soldiers.

Multiple Select

Which of these were battles that were fought IN Texas?

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

Multiple Choice

Which was the final OFFICIAL battle of the Civil War were Lee surrendered?

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

Unit 12:

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Plans

Presidential

● Wanted to move

forward and not punish
the south

● Focused on getting the

13th amendment
passed

● Placed in officials in

the South

Congressional

● Wanted to punish the

South

● Focused on getting the

14th and 15th
amendments ratified

● Placed the south

under heavy military
control

Political Effects of Reconstruction

● Martial law – the military polices the state under

Governor Edwards

● Constitution of 1876 – written at the end of

Reconstruction; this is the constitution Texas still
follows today

● Indian wars – the government removes Native

Americans from the frontier.

● Passage of the Reconstruction Amendments
● Lincoln wanted to reconcile and rebuild the South.

The Reconstruction Amendments

● 13th- made slavery illegal in the

US

● 14th- gave citizenship and rights to

former slaves

● 15th- gave all MEN the right to

vote

Social Effects of Reconstruction

● Concern over future of freedmen
● Juneteenth – (June 19) celebrated by freed

slaves and becomes state holiday

● Freedmen’s Bureau established
● Black Codes and Ku Klux Klan used to segregate

the South

● Immigration to Texas increased-Texas not as

damaged by the war as other states

Economic Effects of Reconstruction

● Growth of tenant farming

and sharecropping

● Expansion of railroad
● Cattle industry booms

Multiple Choice

Which plan wanted to go easy on the South and get them back into the Union quickly?

• Presidential Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

Which plan wanted ended slavery in the US with the 13th amendment?

• Presidential Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

Which plan used martial law to enforce the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments in the South?

• Presidential Reconstruction

• Congressional Reconstruction

Match

Match the following

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Ended slavery in the US

Gave civil rights to everyone born or naturalized in the US

Made it illegal to prevent anyone from voting because of race, ethnicity, or beliefs

• Ended slavery in the US

• Gave civil rights to everyone born or naturalized in the US

• Made it illegal to prevent anyone from voting because of race, ethnicity, or beliefs

Match

Match the following

• 1845

• 1846

• 1861

• 1867

• 1876

Texas Joins the US

Mexican American War

Civil War Begins

Reconstruction begins

Texas adopts its current constitution.

• Texas Joins the US

• Mexican American War

• Civil War Begins

• Reconstruction begins

• Texas adopts its current constitution.