Week 21 Social Studies Quiz

What is the name of the period of time following the Civil War?

• Reformation

• Reconstruction

• Refoundation

• Readmission

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 12th

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Who is a U.S. citizen?

• anyone born in the United States

• those who can pay citizenship taxes

• descendants of the original colonists

• military veterans who fought overseas.

The ​ (a)   amendment says every person has natural and inalienable rights.

• 14th
• 27th
• 1st
• 11th

After the Civil War, what crops were produced in Texas?

• apples, oranges, and grapes

• corn, beans, pecans

• corn, cotton, and wheat

• oranges, pizza, and wheat

Farmers processed the wool from sheep to make

(a)  

Sharecroppers were farmers ​​ (a)   ​ .

• who did not own their own land
• who owned their own land
• who shared their own land

Sharecropper’s homes were usually not much more than a __________.

• tent

• mansion

• shack

The constitution created segregated schools throughout __________.

• the state

• the country

• the world

• the city

Many immigrants settled in Texas to escape __________.

• war, disease, and famine

• dictators, flooding, and rules

• traffic, peace, and war