4th Social Studies Week 23

Answer this question after reading the article "The Best Day of My Life."

Which of the following was NOT one of great things about freedom for formerly enslaved people?

• Families would not longer be sold and slip apart.

• They had to live in fear of retribution from angry Southerners.

• Married couples could finally live in the same house.

• All children would be born free, not enslaved.

Answer this question after reading the article "The Best Day of My Life."

Which legal document freed the enslaved people in the rebellious states?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the Appomattox Document

Answer this question after reading the article "The Best Day of My Life."

How long after the end of the Civil War ended did it take for enslaved people in Texas to learn that they were free?

• one month

• two months

• four months

• one year

Answer this question after reading the article "An End to War and Slavery."

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important to people in the United States?

• It gave President Lincoln complete control of the war.

• It ended the Civil War.

• It was the first order given by any president of the United States.

• It ended slavery in the United States.

Answer this question after reading the article "An End to War and Slavery."

In paragraph 1 of the section called "Reconstruction in Texas," what does the word reconstruction mean?

• to build again

• a center length of time

• jobs for former slaves

• the southern part of the United States

Answer this question after reading the article "An End to War and Slavery."

Why was the Freedmen's Bureau established?

• to provide more sharecropping jobs

• to help formerly enslaved people improve their lives

• to help the Confederate government

• to help southern states rejoin the Union

Answer this question after reading the article "An End to War and Slavery."

The reader can tell that Edmund Davis __________.

• was not liked by many people

• was not fair

• was not smart

• did not want Texas to be a part of the United States again

Answer this question after reading the article "Matthew Gaines - Texas' First Black Senator."

From what the reader learns about Matthew Gaines, which of the following would he probably do?

• tell on the Anglo boy who taught him to read

• organize a voters’ registration meeting

• turn down a chance to speak at a government meeting

• return to live and work on a plantation

For the following question, use this week's Studies Weekly magazine because you must cite one source for your answer. (For example: You found part of the answer on Page 1 in the article "The Best Day of My Life.")

Question: Why does Texas have "six flags"?