Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Which statement best explains why the leaders of Texas and ten other southern states seceded from the Union and established the Confederate States of America? (7.5A)

• They supported the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

• They believed that federal laws should overrule state laws

• They agreed with the principles of the abolitionist movement

• They feared that President Lincoln would abolish slavery in the South

The southern states believed that the states should have their own right to make laws for their own states with no interference from the federal government. Which of the following was the pivotal states’ rights issue that led to secession of southern states and the Civil War? (7.5A)

• The issue that African Americans should have the right to vote in the South

• The issue that women should have the right to vote in the South

• The belief that slavery could spread to all unsettled territories in the United States

• The belief that the federal government would stop the spread of slavery to more states and would abolish slavery

Which of the following was a political effect of the Civil War on Texas? (7.5C)

• John Bell Hood took over as governor

• There was a cotton boom due to war

• Sam Houston was removed as governor

• The price of food increased because of war

Which of the following was NOT a defining characteristic of the Reconstruction era? (7.5C)

• Resentment among southern whites toward African Americans

• Expanded rights for the African Americans

• Tensions between white southerners and northern Republicans

• Increased political power for the Confederates

Which of the following amendments to the constitution completed what the Emancipation Proclamation began? (7.5C)

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which of the following events occurred first?

• African American suffrage

• The abolition of slavery

• The end of Reconstruction

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

What does abolish mean?

• to get rid of
• to make shiny

Southern states passed these laws that restricted African American's freedom.

• The Blue Codes
• The Black Codes