SS Unit 5 review

One political impact of the Civil War on Texas was —

• falling prices for cattle

• creation of a new state constitution

• more wheat and corn grown for market

• declining numbers of immigrant families

What was the name of the document that freed all slaves in Texas and in all parts of the United States?

• The Constitution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution

• The 15th Ammendment

Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?

• Juneteenth

• Freedmen's Day

• Emancipation Day

• Jim Crow Day

What is the meaning of secession as it relates to Texas in the Civil War?

• Joining with other states

• Making a new country

• Choosing to withdraw from a country

• Electing a new president

During the Civil War, what were the states, including Texas, that seceded from the United States called?

• The Confederacy

• The South

• The Lower States

• The Union

After the Civil War, many Texans became cattle ranchers as the price of beef climbed in eastern states. Texans could become cattle ranchers because the economic system of Texas allows for —

• businesses to use state railroads to deliver goods to market

• consumers to require businesses to produce needed products

• individuals to have the free choice of creating their own businesses

• producers to get reward for meeting government quotas for production

5 After the Civil War, the economy of Texas grew. Farming and ranching expanded. Cities grew. Some people started their own business. Inventors built and sold new products. This activity is best described as —

• free enterprise

• communism

• supply and demand

• scarcity

Which economic activity had the most growth as more immigrants came to Texas during the 1800s?

• Banking

• Farming

• Oil drilling

• Railroad building

A business sells a new product. There is no competition. Many people want the product.

• The price will go down.

• The price will go up.

• The price will stay the same.

• The price will go down quickly and go up slowly.

Many immigrants to Texas during the mid-1800s often found work in —

• coal and gold mines

• cities that had neighborhoods of immigrants from the same country

• similar jobs done previously in their home countries

• oil and gas production fields