TX24 - CWR Unit Review [24 Qs]

Which THREE [3] of these events happened during the era known as the "Civil War"?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Texas legislators voted to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy

• Battles were fought at Gonzales, the Alamo, and San Jacinto

• the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln

• General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

• the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought the fighting to an end

• * Texans vote to secede from the U.S. in 1861

• * Battle of Galveston in 1862

• * Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863

• * Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865

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• Each of these events happened during the era of -

• Texas Revolution

• Early Statehood

• Civil War

• Reconstruction

Which of these men was the Texas governor who supported slavery BUT believed that a war against the U.S. violated his oath of allegiance to the U.S.? [hint: he did NOT believe that Texas should separate from the U.S. and argued strongly against Texas joining the Confederacy in 1861]

• J. P. Henderson

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Green

• Sam Houston

What group of Texans is described here:

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• * supported slavery [like Sam Houston]

• * believed Texas should separate from the U.S.

• * voted to join the Confederacy in 1861

• Abolitionists

• Supporters of Secession

• Texas Rangers

• Veterans of the Texas Revolution

Which of these new laws [created just after the Mexican-American War] changed the shape of Texas and created the new state of "California"?

• Compromise of 1850

• Law of New Borders

• Agreement of Texas and California

• NONE of these are correct

Which TWO [2] of these things did the Compromise of 1850 do?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. "manifest destiny"

• changed the shape of Texas and created the state of California

• gave qualified voters in the new territories "popular sovereignty" to vote for or against slavery

• settled the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Louisiana

• charged Santa Anna with "war crimes" against Texas during the revolution

What event is missing from this timeline of Civil War Events?

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April 9, 1865 - General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln is shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater

May 12, 1865 - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

June 19, 1865 - Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" is in effect and slavery is abolished

• the Battle of Fort Sumter officially starts the Civil War

• the Battle of Palmito Ranch is fought a month AFTER the war ends

• Sam Houston is elected as President of the U.S.

• Texan secessionists vote to leave the U.S. and join the newly formed "Confederacy"

Explain how all three of these events are connected to each other:

• * Emancipation Proclamation

• * Appomattox Courthouse

• * Battle of Palmito Ranch

What is the name of the government agency that provided legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves during Reconstruction?

• the Juneteenth Council

• the Freedmen's Bureau

• the Reconstruction Zone Workers

• the Salvation Army

During Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau provided legal assistance and public schooling to -

• formerly enslaved persons

• veterans of the Civil war

• all "qualified" voters

• all children under the age of 5