Unit 7 Reteach/Retest

Multiple Choice

In a separation of powers system, the power of government is not given to any one branch. Instead, power is divided and shared amongst different branches.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which image clearly represents separation of powers?

Several important changes occurred for the government of Texas, as well as the other southern states.

• Texas had to create a new constitution in 1876, which guaranteed civil rights to all

• The Constitution of 1876 is the Constitution for Texas today - though it has been amended many times.

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The amendments of the US and Texas constitutions act to protect ​

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​RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS

​TEXAS HAD TO RATIFY (APPROVE) THE RECONSTRUCTIONS AMENDMENTS BEFORE THEY COULD REJOIN THE UNION.

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​13TH AMENDMENT - OFFICIALLY ENDED SLAVERY

​14TH - DEFINED CITIZENSHIP AS ALL PERSONS BORN IN THE US. (THIS MEANT THE NEWLY FREEDMEN WERE GRANTED CITIZENSHIP

​15TH AMENDMENT - GAVE ALL MEN REGARDLESS OF RACE THE RIGHT TO VOTE (SUFFRAGE)

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment stated that ALL men have the right to vote regardless of race?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment officially ended slavery making it illegal to own slaves?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment granted CITIZENSHIP to anyone born in the US?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

This is the first war that was photographed and shared to the public. These pictures shared the horror of war with civilians and caused an outcry for the end of the war.
Communication between places was slow especially in the south where the telegraph system and railroads were less common.

​The impact of photography and slow communications

Multiple Choice

How did communication systems during the Civil War influence Texas?

• New telegraph connections helped Confederate forces in Texas anticipate Union movements

• Telephones allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home

• Photographs of battle scenes published in newspapers led many in Texas to desire an end to

  the war

• Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved

  people for weeks after the end of the war