Texas Reconstruction

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....

• sectionalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectarianism

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

_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.

• Scalawags
• Carpetbaggers
• Vigilantes
• Scoundrels

What is the primary reason why Sam Houston lost his job as Texas' governor?

• He opposed slavery and vowed not to fight again
• He swore an oath to the US Constitution and an oath to the Confederate States of America would violate that
• He refused to be part of a war he was convinced the Confederacy could never win
• He was convinced it was not in Texas' best interest to secede

​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.

Are Carpetbaggers from the North or the South?

• North
• South