Texas in the Civil War

to withdraw from a nation or state to be independent

• Confederacy

• Reconstruction

• civil war

• secede

a war between groups living in a country

• secede

• Confederacy

• civil war

• Reconstruction

Which side was Texas on during the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederate

• They did not choose a side.

an alliance formed for a common purpose

• civil war

• free enterprise system

• secede

• Confederacy

Why did most of the battles in Texas during the Civil War happen in coastal towns?

• Both sides hoped to gain control of the ports and harbors along the Gulf of Mexico.

• Armies needed access to water to meet their needs (cooking, cleaning, bathing, drinking, etc.).

• The Union army's strategy was to blockade ports in Texas, which would prevent supplies from reaching Confederate forces.

• Armies could use water routes to escape battles.

What was the name of the document that freed all slaves in Texas and in all parts of the United States?

• Constitution

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Peace Treaty

• 15th Amendment

General Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Grant of the Union Army on this date, officially ending the Civil War.

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1863

• April 9, 1865

• April 15, 1861

Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?

• Freedmen's Day

• Jim Crow Day

• Juneteenth

• Emancipation Day

The process of rebuilding the Union and the readmission of the southern states is called

• Reconstruction

• secede

• civil war

• Confederacy

Enslaved African Americans living in Texas were freed after the Civil War. What was created to help former slaves transition into a life of freedom?

• Black Codes

• Reconstruction

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Community Curfews