Civil War, Reconstruction, and Texas Government

Which amendment gave every legal male adult in America the right to vote?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th

decreed that slaves were free in areas rebelling against the United States.

• states' rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• martial law

• regiments

What was the main goal of Reconstruction?

• To integrate African Americans fully into Southern society

• To ensure the South paid off all its war debts

• To restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible

• To establish Northern control over the South

What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?

• Gave newly-freed African American men the right to vote
• Abolished slavery once and for all as an institution
• Gave women the right to vote
• granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.

What battle was fought for control of Texas's busiest port?

• The Battle of Galveston

• The Battle of Sabine Pass

• The Battle of Laredo

• The Battle of Palmito Ranch

People who opposed slavery were known as:  

• Confederates
•  Sharecroppers
• Secessionists 
• Abolitionists 

In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?

• the abolishment of slavery
• the spread of slavery into new territories
• the continuation of tariffs and other protection for northern industry
• the annexation of Texas into the United States

The theory that a state could choose whether to obey or enforce federal laws is known as ______________.

• sectionalism

• state’s rights

• abolition

• federalism

Why did Texas and other Southern states secede from the Union?

• State’s Rights

• Abraham Lincoln, an abolitionist was elected president

• try to protect slavery

• All answer choices are correct.

Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought?

• Gettysburg
• Sabine Pass
• Palmito Ranch
• Galveston