8.2 - Civil War & Reconstruction

Multiple Choice

Texas won independence from Mexico

• 1836
• 1845
• France
• Spain

Multiple Choice

Claimed land in New World to profit from fur trading

• 1836
• 1845
• France
• Spain

Multiple Choice

United States annexed Texas

• 1836
• 1845
• France
• Spain

Multiple Choice

Claimed Florida, Texas, California; built missions

• 1836
• 1845
• France
• Spain

Match

Determine whether each economy developed in the South, North, or West.

• Factories and trade

• Plantation agriculture and cash crops

• Mining and agriculture

North

South

West

• North

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Southerners’ belief that state power was superior to federal power was known as -

• free enterprise
• states’ rights
• popular sovereignty
• sectionalism

Multiple Choice

Which letter correctly identifies the United States?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Multiple Choice

Which letter correctly identifies Mexico?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Open Ended

SCR: What was Sam Houston’s stance on secession prior to the Civil War AND what happened as a result of Houston’s position?

Open Ended

What is the title of this image?

Open Ended

What country did Texas belong to from 1861-1865?

Open Ended

Who urged Texans to remain loyal to the United States prior to the Civil War? What happened as a result of his efforts?

Open Ended

Choose from any flag listed in this image and imagine its country ruling over present-day Texas.

How might Texas be different if this country were still in control of Texas today? Explain.

Multiple Select

Which statements explain the different viewpoints of political parties in the mid-1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

• The Free Soil Party dismissed the idea of states’ rights and believed in one-party rule.
• The Whigs blamed slaves for taking away jobs and wanted limits placed on European immigration.
• The Republicans wanted to abolish slavery across the United States and reduce states’ rights.
• The Federalist Party supported a weak central government and promoted free enterprise.
• The Democrats believed in preserving slavery and wanted to protect states’ rights.

Multiple Choice

______________________________________ in the North wanted to put an end to slavery.

• Abolitionists
• Czech
• Sectionalism
• U.S.-Mexican War
• German

Multiple Choice

Loyalty to a region’s interests rather than a nation’s interests is also known as ______________________________________________.

• Sectionalism
• Czech
• U.S.-Mexican War
• German
• Abolitionists

Multiple Choice

Place names like Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, and Boerne were influenced by ____________________________________ immigrants.

• German
• Czech
• Sectionalism
• U.S.-Mexican War
• Abolitionists

Multiple Choice

_____________________________________ immigrants brought kolaches and folk songs to Texas.

• Czech
• Sectionalism
• U.S.-Mexican War
• German
• Abolitionists

Multiple Choice

The ________________________________________________ was caused by Texas annexation and the border dispute between the United States and Mexico.

• U.S.-Mexican War
• Czech
• Sectionalism
• German
• Abolitionists

Multiple Choice

In a _________________________________________________ economy, the government has little control, and prices are based on supply and demand.

• Free enterprise
• Czech
• Sectionalism
• U.S.-Mexican War
• German