Unit 7: Texas During the Civil War & Reconstruction Review

Which phrase best describes Texas during the Civil War?

• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

• The Union Must be Preserved

• Texas Welcomes Native Americans as Citizens

• We Must Fight For Freedom in Mexico

What year would "Texas Joins the Confederacy" be an appropriate headline for a newspaper in Texas?

• 1836

• 1845

• 1861

• 1865

What caused Texas to secede from the Union?

• high tax on cotton

• The end of slavery in the US

• The election of President Lincoln

• The invasion of Union troops

Why did Texas enter the Civil War?

• most texans didn't agree with slavery

• most Texans just wanted to end the trading of slaves

• most Texans thought the economy of Texas would suffer with the ending of slavery

• the US tax on cotton was too high

How did the Civil War affect Texas?

• It hurt trade because of the destruction of ports

• It forced Texas to look at new ways to grow crops

• It destroyed agricultural land during battles

• It guaranteed equal rights to Native Americans

What is an effect of reconstruction in Texas?

• writing a new constitution

• giving total equality to ex slaves

• increasing cotton production

• developing an oil-based economy

How did communication systems during the Civil War influence Texas?

• New telegraph connections helped Confederate forces in Texas anticipate Union movements

• Telephones allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home

• Photographs of battle scenes published in newspapers led many in Texas to desire an end to

  the war

• Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved

  people for weeks after the end of the war

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• the people rule

• queens rule

• people like monarchs

• sovereigns are popular

All are examples of checks & balances EXCEPT for?

• veto

• impeachment

• taxing

• term limits

Which political belief is in BOTH the Texas State Constitution and the US Constitution?

• Socialism

• Federalism

• Communism

• Unicameralism