Unit 6: Civil War & Texas Government

What is the biggest difference between the Texas Constitution(government) and the U.S. Constitution(government)?

• The Texas' governor's power is more limited than the U.S. president.

• The U.S. has 4 branches of government and Texas has 3.

• Texas does not have a Legislative Branch.

• United States has a Military Branch.

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7.20(B)

7.13(B)

Match the principle of the Constitution to correct description.

• Popular Sovereignty

• How representatives are elected to the legislature

• Federalism

• The government's power is shared between the national and state governments

• Republicanism

• The government is divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial; each branch as a different job

• Separation of powers

• Citizens have the right to vote for their leaders; give the government power

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7.13(B)

7.22(A)

The ​ (a)   happened after the Confederacy surrendered in Virginia because the lack of ​ (b)   .

• Battle of Palmito Ranch
• Battle of Galveston
• Battle of Gonzalez
• Battle of Sabine Pass
• communication
• weapons
• natural resources
• soldiers

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7.8(C)

Match the following Reconstruction Amendment with the correct description.

• 15th Amendment

• Former male slaves gained suffrage (the right to vote)

• 14th Amendment

  (part II)

• Officially abolished slavery in the United States in 1865

• 14th Amendment

  (part I)

• Granted citizenship to all former slaves

• 13th Amendment

• Guarantees equal protection under the law for all citizens

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7.5(C)

7.20(C)

What two (2) ways did the Freedmen's Bureau affect life in the South?

• Legal help to former slaves

• Education was more available to former slaves

• Punished racist groups in the South

• Closed all plantations

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7.20(B)

7.5(C)

The ​ (a)   General Robert E. Lee surrendered to ​ (b)   at the ​ (c)   Court House in ​ (d)   .

• Confederate
• General Ulysses S. Grant
• Appomattox
• Virginia
• Texas
• Union
• Capitol
• President Abraham Lincoln

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7.20(B)

7.5(B)

Determine if the statements applied to Governor Sam Houston, secession supporters, or both.

Groups:

(a) Governor Sam Houston

,

(b) Secession Supporters

,

(c) Both

• Removed from office

• Believed Texas should leave the Union

• Believed Texas should NOT secede

• Believed Texas should secede

• Supported slavery

• Voted to join the Confederacy

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7.20(B)

7.5(A)

What era did Texas secede from the United States?

• Civil War

• Mexican National Era

• Exploration & Colonization

• Reconstruction

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7.20(C)

7.1(A)

What are two (2) effects of the Civil War on Texas' economy?

• Transportation declined because stagecoaches were crowded and railroads were not built

• Texas relied on Britain to help financially recover

• Smuggling between Texas and Mexico increased

• There were many shortages which caused people to make more items at home.

• There was a paper shortage which caused there to be few newspapers.

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7.20(B)

7.5(C)