Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas

States' Rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

• could leave the Union at any time if they chose to.

• could maintain slavery if their population wished to.

• could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state.

• could force the national government to turn over all national government property to the states.

Someone who believed in states' rights would probably support which statement?

• National laws always take precedence over state laws.

• The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.

• States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.

• Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

Why were southern states upset about tariffs passed by the federal government?

• The southern states would benefit from these tariffs

• The tariffs hurt the southern states' economy by making trade more costly

• The northern states did not have to pay the tariff

• The southern states did not consent to the tariffs

What were the 'black codes'?

• laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
• laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
• another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
• secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan

Prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in courts, or voting were all ______?

• black codes
• basis for the 13, 14 and 15th amendments
• inclusions to the new Texas Constitution of 1866
• laws that the Freedman's Bureau tried to abolish

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Abolished slavery
• Gave African American men the right to vote
• defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
• made it illegal for any state to secede

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery would be abolished
• The rights of the freed people would be protected
• African American could vote
• Women could vote

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery is abolished
• Freed African Americans' rights are protected
• African American men can vote
• Women can vote

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

• Texas then joined the Confederate States of America

• A majority of Texans opposed secession

• Most Texans chose to remain neutral

• A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.