Review for Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction

How did the Texas economy change just AFTER the Civil War?

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• A.

  It became a petroleum-based economy.

• B.

  It became a sharecropping-based economy.

• C.

  It was destroyed because it depended on slavery.

• D.

  It was improved because it increased cotton production

The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —

• F.settle immigrants

• G.educate former slaves

• H.control inflation

• J.introduce new crops

During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?

• A.African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.

• B.By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.

• C.African-American men were given the right to vote.

• D.African Americans were granted social and economic equality.

Southern states pass Black Codes. Texas Constitution of 1866 is adopted. Freedmen's Bureau is created.

Which of the following is the BEST title for the above?

• F.Effects of Texas Statehood

• G.Effects of Texas Reconstruction

• H.Effects of Texas Secession from Union

• H.Effects of Texas Secession from Union

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

• A.It began depending on sharecropping.

• B.It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

• C.It increased cotton production.

• D.Even the poorest could afford to buy land

What ADVANTAGE did the Freedmen's Bureau attempt to give former slaves in Texas?

• F.emancipation

• G.money

• H.economic independence

• J.total equality

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because -

• A.

  It is the day that slaves were freed in Texas.

• B.

  It is the day that the war ended in Texas.

• C.

  It is the day that slavery was limited in Texas.

• D.It is the day that the war began in Texas.

This image represents which of the following periods in Texas history?

• F.

  French colonization

• G.

  Annexation

• H.

  The Civil War

• J.

  Reconstruction

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• A.

  Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.

• B.

  Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

• C.

  Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.

• D.

  Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.

Which of the following events CAUSEDTexas to secede from the Union?

• F.

  the election of President Lincoln

• G.

  the resignation of Governor Houston

• H.

  the end of slavery in the United States

• J.

  the invasion of Union troops