Texas Studies Weekly, Our State Week 21

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

What was the period following the Civil War known as?

• The Reconstruction Era

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Antebellum Period

• The Progressive Era

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau established in 1865?

• To segregate African Americans

• To establish trade agreements

• To provide relief and help emancipated African Americans transition to a life of freedom

• To enforce military rule in the South

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

Which of the following was NOT a service provided by the Freedmen's Bureau?

• Building hospitals

• Providing teachers

• Establishing schools

• Distributing land to former slaves

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

Who was appointed as the Governor of Texas by President Andrew Johnson?

• Sam Houston

• Andrew J. Hamilton

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

What was the outcome for African Americans, Tejanos, and citizens of Hispanic descent regarding holding public office according to the new state constitution ratified on Oct. 8, 1866?

• They were encouraged to hold public office

• They were allowed to vote but not hold public office

• They were not considered citizens of the state of Texas

• They were not permitted to serve in public office

In the article: Reconstructing Texas

When did Texas officially rejoin the Union?

• March 30, 1865

• March 30, 1870

• March 30, 1867

• March 30, 1868

In the article: Constitutional Changes

What was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

• To grant the right of citizens of the United States to vote

• To ensure that all citizens are subject to the jurisdiction thereof

• To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime

• To protect the rights of former slaves to own property

In the article: Constitutional Changes

Which amendment to the United States Constitution states that no person can be denied equal protection of the laws?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1866

In the article: Constitutional Changes

What did the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution achieve?

• It abolished slavery throughout the United States

• It granted African American men the right to vote

• It declared that all persons born in the United States are citizens

• It provided equal protection under the law for all citizens

In the article: Sharecropping

What was sharecropping, and how did it affect African Americans after the Civil War?

• A system where African Americans could buy land from former slave owners

• A system where African Americans were given equal wages for their labor

• A system where African Americans rented land for cash and had to buy their own supplies

• A system where African Americans worked land owned by someone else in return for a share of the crops