Unit 4 Texas Civil War and Reconstruction

During the Civil War, Texas was on the Confederate frontier. How did this make its role in the war unique?

• As an economic powerhouse, Texas continued to expand industry during the conflict.

• As an economic powerhouse, Texas supplied many weapons to Northern troops.

• As a frontier state, Texas defended the coastline and the border separating the Union from the Confederacy

• As a frontier state, Texas was the site of many important battles during the war

The graph above shows the development of different industries in Texas from 1860 to 1870.

• The number of farms in Texas dropped dramatically between 1860 and 1870

• The value of farmland greatly decreased between 1860 and 1870

• The number of factories in Texas greatly diminished between 1860 and 1870

• The number of manufacturing products in Texas increased exponentially between 1860 and 1870

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

• Reconstruction

• The Civil War

• Annexation

• French colonization

Why did Texas continue to fight the Civil War after General Robert E. Lee surrendered?

• It wanted the Union to agree to its terms about slavery

• It refused to accept Lee's authority to make peace with the Union.

• It took a long time for the news to reach Texas due to its distance from the east.

• It did not believe Lee had actually surrendered.

Which of the following quotes from the Texas Constitution supports both republicanism and popular sovereignty?

• "All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit...they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government..."

• "Said Justices shall be elected (three of them each two years) by the qualified voters of the state at a general election; shall hold their offices six years; and shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law."

• "Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States."

• "All qualified voters of the State, as herein described, who reside within the limits of any city or corporate town, shall have the right to vote for Mayor and all other elective officers."

Read the statement below:

The Senators shall be chosen by the qualified voters for the term of four years...

• It reflects the republican idea that only certain people should be able to participate in elections.

• It reflects the republican idea that the government should be run directly by the people.

• It reflects the republican idea that voters are the root of power because they control who governs them.

• It reflects the republican idea that officials should only hold elected office for four years.

The map above shows areas affected by the Compromise of 1850:

How did the geography of Texas change as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• Texas claimed territory in New Mexico, territories above the Missouri Compromise line, and the Texas panhandle.

• Texas claimed territory in New Mexico but gave up all territory above the Missouri Compromise line and the Texas panhandle.

• Texas gave up New Mexico, all territory above the Missouri Compromise line, and the Texas panhandle.

• Texas gave up New Mexico and all territory above the Missouri Compromise line, but kept the

  Texas panhandle and additional western lands

Which of the following best describes how Texans viewed the issue of states' rights in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Texans believed that a weak federal government would not do enough for state interests.

• Texans believed the federal government should settle issues of labor and land in Texas.

• Texans believed the federal government should not settle issues of labor and land in Texas.

• Texans believed that a strong federal government would always protect state interests.

The graph above compares the resources of the North to those of the South in 1860.

Based on the information presented in the graph above, which of the following statements is true?

• The North had fewer resources than the South in nearly every category represented.

• The North had the same number of resources as the South in nearly every category represented.

• The North had more resources than the South in every category except for railway mileage.

• The North had more resources than the South in every category except for farm acreage.

The Civil War occurred during which years?

(a)