Civil War & Reconstruction in Texas Test Review

The term AMENDMENT means:

• the desire for certain products and services.

• to leave an alliance, membership, or other group.

• a change to the constitution.

• a war between opposing groups within a country.

The term CIVIL WAR means:

• the desire for certain products and services.

• to leave an alliance, membership, or other group.

• a change to the constitution.

• a war between opposing groups within a country.

The term BLOCKADE means:

• to leave an alliance, membership, or other group.

• a change to the constitution.

• an effort to stop ships from going in or out of a port

• the amount of product or service available.

The term ABOLITIONIST means:

• the desire for certain products and services.

• to leave an alliance, membership, or other group.

• a war between opposing groups within a country.

• people who wanted to end slavery

The term SECEDE means:

• the desire for certain products and services.

• to leave an alliance, membership, or other group.

• a change to the constitution.

• a war between opposing groups within a country.

The term SHARECROPPER means:

• the growing of a garden to share with friends

• a farmer who pays part of what he or she grows to a landowner

• a change to the constitution.

• a war between opposing groups within a country.

Southern states set up a system of _________________, or racial separation, to keep African Americans separate from white people.

• reconstruction

• amendment

• segregation

• blockade

Which issue(s) helped lead the United States to a civil war?

• Some states approved of slavery and some did not.

• Northern states wanted federal laws to rule the U.S. while Southern states wanted to cancel the laws they didn't agree with.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president which caused tension with states that wanted slavery.

• All of the above.

What year did Texas secede from the U.S. and join the Confederacy?

• 1961

• 1861

• 2001

• 1851

How many total states left the U.S. and joined the Confederacy?

• 50

• 21

• 11

• 9