Civil War, Reconstruction, & Texas Government

The final battle of the Civil War on May 13, 1865 was

• Galveston

• Palmito Ranch

• San Jacinto

• Appomattox Courthouse

What year did Texas secede from the Union?

• 1856

• 1859

• 1861

• 1865

True or False-

Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the end of the war.

• True

• False

One way that the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution are similar is that both establish a government divided into-

• counties

• several states

• three branches

• federal districts

Texas had met several goals by the end of Reconstruction: built a new capital, restored law and order, and _____________.

• opened railroads

• traded with foreign countries

• balanced the budget

• reformed businesses

Providing for the election of government officials is known as

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

_________ _________ was formed to provide assistance to the newly freed slaves during Reconstruction.

• Black Codes

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Martial Law

• Lincoln's Plan

The period from 1865 to1873 during which Texas was brought back into the Union called

• Secession

• Readmission

• Annexation

• Reconstruction

The Texas Constitution divides the government into three branches. These are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches reflects which principle of government?

• Separation of Power

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Individual Rights

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction as organized by the U.S. Congress were called

• Scalawags

• Freedmen

• Carpetbaggers

• Radical Republicans