Civil War and Reconstruction

Which headline BEST describes the era of Texas during the Civil War? 

• The Union Must Be Preserved 
• Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens 
• .  We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

Which answer below has the events in the correct chronological order?

• Civil War fought, Texas re-admitted to US, Current Texas Constitution approved, Houston removed from office.
• Texas re-admitted to US, Houston removed from office, Civil War fought, Current Texas Constitution approved.
• Houston removed from office, Civil War fought, Texas re-admitted to US, Current Texas Constitution approved.

In what year did Texas join the Confederacy? 

• 1856
• 1859
• 1861
• 1865

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union? 

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln as president. 
• They considered slavery vital to the economy. 
• They disagreed with paying high federal taxes. 
• They thought the national government was influenced by Britain. 

Which of the following events CAUSED Texas to secede from the Union? 

• the election of President Lincoln 
• the resignation of Governor Houston 
• the end of slavery in the United States
• the invasion of Union troops 

During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution? 

• African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.
• By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants. 
• African-American men were given the right to vote. 
• African Americans were granted social and economic equality. 

The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to — 

• settle immigrants 
• educate former slaves 
• control inflation 
• introduce new crops    

How did the Texas economy change just AFTER the Civil War? 

• It became a petroleum-based economy. 
• It became a sharecropping-based economy.
• .  It was destroyed because it depended on slavery.
• It was improved because it increased cotton production. 

The best title for this list of events would be....
- Southern states pass black codes.
- Texas Constitution of 1866 is adopted.
- Freedman's Bureau is created.

• Effects of Texas Statehood 
• Effects of the Texas Revolution 
• Effects of Texas Reconstruction 
• Effects of Texas Secession 

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union? 

• They were tired of paying high federal income tax. 
• .  They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.
• They felt the United States gave states too many rights. 
• They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.