TX History, Chapter 7

Why did many Southerners want to be able to nullify laws?

• They felt all laws were bad.
• They wanted to cancel the laws that they didn't agree with.
• They wanted the South to win.
• They felt everyone should obey the same laws.

How did most enslaved African Americans contribute to plantations in TX?

• as field workers
• as guards
• as teachers
• as doctors

True or False-As more and more farmers planted cotton, the population of enslaved Texans grew?

• False
• True

How did the Union blockades during the Civil War affect people in TX?

• They could no longer go fishing.
• They had to end all trade deals.
• They were forced to leave their homes.
• They could not get the supplies that they needed.

Why do people in TX celebrate Juneteenth?

• To show support for what slaves in TX did.
• To celebrate the day slaves in TX learned that they were free.
• To honor those who fought for the Confederacy.
• To celebrate Emancipation Proclomation.

Why did many men in TX join the calvary of the Confederacy?

• They were paid a lot of money.
• They wouldn't have to fight in every battle.
• They had to travel far distances to get to the battlefields.
• They had a lot of experience riding horses.

What was a challenge that many freed African Americans in TX faced during Reconstruction?

• Where to find a job
• How to harvest more cotton
• Where to open a school
• How to leave the South

Why did TX need to rebuild its economy during Reconstruction?

• Cotton was no longer being used.
• All of its factories were moved to the North.
• People could no longer use enslaved workers to help on the farms.
• Most banks were destroyed during the war.

What was a way that the Freedman's Bureau helped African Americans in TX?

• It provided transportation to cities.
• It opened about 150 school for African Americans to go to.
• It sold land for low rates.
• It rented out tools.

Which example is an advantage of the sharecropping system?

• Landowners could easily sell their land.
• Sharecroppers no longer had to harvest crops.
• Those who could not afford their own land could still farm and raise crops.
• Money was made available for loans.