Civil War and Reconstruction Review

Which events happened in 1845

• After nine years as an independent nation, Texas was annexed by the United States.

• Texas disputed boundaries with Mexico.

• Texas legislators voted to secede from the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States.

Which events took place in 1861

• Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States.

• Texas legislators voted to secede from the United States.

• The Civil War began following the Battle of Fort Sumter.

• Texas disputed boundaries with Mexico.

What events happened during the Civil War Era

• A Republican-led Congress voted to abolish slavery in the United States with the 13th amendment.

• Southern legislators voted to secede from the United States and join the Confederacy.

• all of the above

• Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an act intended to end slavery.

Which events took place during the Reconstruction Era

• A Republican-led Congress voted to abolish slavery in the United States with the 13th amendment.

• none of them

• Congress enforced civil rights legislation by sending the military to southern states.

• The Freedmen's Bureau offered services to formerly enslaved persons in southern states.

Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.

• Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.

• Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.

• Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.

When I refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America, I was replaced as governor of Texas. Who am I?

• William B. Travis

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Abraham Lincoln

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.

• Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.

• Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.

Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?

• the end of slavery in the U.S.

• the election of President Lincoln

• high tax on cotton

• the invasion of Union troops

During this battle of the Civil War, the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the battle ended in the Confederate army retaking control.

• The Battle of Galveston

• The Battle of Palmito Ranch

• The Battle of Sabine Pass

• The Battle of San Jacinto

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

• Texas was winning the war.

• Troops did not read the newspaper.

• News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

• The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.