Texas and the Civil War and Reconstruction

Which headline best describes 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

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.

How did the issue of state's rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Seceding states believed the federal government was not permitted to raise tariffs.

• Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene (come between) in state decisions.

• Seceding states believed only state governments can protect the individual rights of citizens.

• Seceding states believed the U.S, Constitution prevented states from establishing local taxation.

What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy?

• Texas did not secede from the Union.

• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath.

• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union army.

• Sam Houston was removed as governor.

After the American Civil War most former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living as

• ranchers

• cowboys

• sharecroppers

• railroad porters

During the years of the American Civil War, which event led to increased production of corn and wheat?

• A need to feed soldiers increased demand for these products

• Enslaved people stopped working on the cotton plantations.

• Confederate officials sent money to Texas farmers to buy land.

• Texas farms began using new fertilizers and pesticides.

Which Texas holiday celebrates the announcement by the US Army that all slaves are free?

• Veteran's Day

• Juneteenth

• Thanksgiving Day

• Texas Independence Day

Which Confederate general commanded the forces that were victorious in the Battle of Galveston with converted cotton steamers?

• John Reagan

• Francis Lubbock

• John Bell Hood

• John B. Magruder

Which battle was fought along the Rio Grande, took place after the Confederacy surrendered, and was the last land battle of the Civil War?

• Battler of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Monett's Ferry

What was the major result of the Missouri Compromise?

• It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.

• It temporarily alleviated, eased, sectional tensions.

• It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.

• It provided funding for canal construction.