Texas and the Civil War Pgs. 242-245

Texas became the _____ state in 1845.

• 1st

• 20th

• 28th

• 50th

African Americans were brought to Texas with the first settlers, but they did not come freely, they were __________.

• with their families

• alone

• enslaved

• by themselves

As slaves, _________ worked for people who bought and sold them like property.

• Americans

• African Americans

• Mexicans

• Europeans

A _________ is a large farm that produces crops to sell.

• agriculture

• farmer

• grass

• plantation

Enslaved men, women, and children got paid for the work they did.

• True

• False

Enslaved men, women, and children had no say over their lives.

• True

• False

In 1860, ______ out of every ten Texans were enslaved African Americans.

• one

• two

• three

• four

How many Texas families "owned" slaves?

• One family

• One in four families

• Two in four families

• None

In the 1850s, there was a high demand for ______ which led to the increase in the number of slaves in Texas.

• crops

• apples

• cotton

• wheat

The United States was divided because of their beliefs regarding slavery.

• True

• False