civil war

​What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?

• A majority of Texans supported secession

• A majority of Texans opposed secession

• Most Texans chose to remain neutral

• A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.

In the 1850s many U.S. citizens focused on what would benefit their region rather than the nation as a whole. What is the name for this concept?

• Nationalism
• Secessionism
• Fundamentionalism
• Sectionalism

Why did Congressional Reconstruction in Texas end in 1870?​

• Texans had granted suffrage to all African Americans
• President Andrew Johnson declared that Reconstruction was over
• Texas had met all the Reconstruction requirements set by Congress
• Eleven African Americans were elected to the state legislature

Are Carpetbaggers from the North or the South?

• North
• South

Are Scalawags from the North or the South?

• North
• South

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

__________ was the commander of the military district that included Texas during Congressional Reconstruction

• Richard Coke
• Philip Sheridan
• Edmund Davis
• Gordon Granger

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 15th Amendment do?

• Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
• Guaranteed African American men the right to vote
• Permitted Congress to levy an income tax
• Established the election of US senators by popular vote

What does Juneteenth commemorate?

• The end of slavery in Texas
• The beginning of summer in Texas
• The beginning of Reconstruction in Texas
• The end of the Civil War in Texas