Civil War and Reconstruction

Why did African Americans in Texas choose to fight for the Union Army?

• They had achieved freedom and could do so
• They did not want to fight alongside their former owners
• A Union victory would result in a quicker end to slavery
• The Union Army paid them

The Norths economy was based on

• factories
• farming

This image is an example of-

• Tariffs
• States Rights
• Sectionalism

 Which of the following contributed to the Union victory during the Civil War?

•    The North had more rivers.
• a.  New Yorkers were known to be exceptionally tough
•    The North had more oil and gas.
• The North was more industrialized than the South

What was the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch? 

• First major battle of the Civil War
• Last major battle of the Civil War
• Turning point of the Civil War
• Last major battle of the Texas Revolution

A set of laws designed to discriminate against the free slaves in the reconstruction south.

• The Race laws
• Black Codes
• The Special Codes
• The Wade Act

What was the name of the government agency that helped the freed slaves by giving them food, and some educational opportunities.

• Slaves Union
• NAACP
• The Civil Rights Act
• Freedmen's Bureau

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

• George Washington
• George Bush
• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln

Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 

• seceded
• annexed
• ejected
• ran away 

What does the 14th Amendment do??

• made slavery illegal
• gave or extended former slaves American citizenship
• extended voting rights to men and women who were former slaves
• allowed former slaves to carry a firearm