Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas

What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

• the American Missionary Association
• the Freedmen's Bureau
• the Ku Klux Klan
• the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP

The 15th Amendment?

• gave black males the right to vote
• defined who a citizen was
• abolished slavery
• gave D.C. the right to vote

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas? 

• peanuts
• sugar cane
• potatoes
• Cotton

The 13th Amendment deals mostly with what topic?

• Abolishing Slavery
• Registering Voters
• Electing Vice Presidents
• Local Elections

The 14th Amendment was initially put into place to protect what group of people?

• former slave owners

• freed slaves

• members of Congress

• former presidents

Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?

• 14th
• 15th
• 16th
• 13th

In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?

• Sons of the Confederacy
• Neo-Nazis
• Ku Klux Klan
• Black Separatists

Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?  

• Mirabeau Lamar
• Francis Lubbock
• Sam Houston
• John Bell Hood

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

Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?​

• The Union wanted access to Mexico to import supplies for Union troops
• The Union wanted to prevent the Texans' export of cotton
• The Union needed more soldiers to fulfill the Conscription Act
• The Union wanted to prevent Texans from importing cotton and sending it to New England textile mills