Reconstruction

What did the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution do?

• It established voting rights for all citizens.
• It granted women the right to vote.
• It outlawed slavery throughout the United States.

• It created the federal income tax.

What problems did the South face after the Civil War?

• Political stability and growth
• Increased agricultural production
• Expansion of railroads and trade
• Rebuilding cities, homes and create an economy that was not based on slavery.

What was Reconstruction?

• A military strategy used during the Civil War.
• A time of rebuilding and change following the Civil War.

• A political party formed to oppose slavery.
• A series of laws that restricted voting rights.

When did Juneteenth happen?

• July 4, 1776
• January 1, 1863
• December 25, 1865
• June 19, 1865

Why did the news that all enslaved Texans were free did not reach them until more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The lack of communication and the ongoing Civil War delayed the news.
• The Emancipation Proclamation was never issued.
• All enslaved Texans were already aware of their freedom.
• The news was intentionally withheld by the government.

Why did the rest of the South have more property damage than Texas?

• Texas had more resilient infrastructure, reducing property damage.
• The rest of the South experienced less severe weather conditions.
• Texas had a lower population density, resulting in less damage.
• Most of the Civil Warbattles occurred in the rest of the South, rather than in Texas.

What problems did white slave owners face during Reconstruction?

• Increased agricultural productivity
• They had to find a way to farm their land without enslaving people to do it.

• Expansion of the cotton industry
• Strengthened political power of slave owners

How did the Freedman’s Bureau begin to solve the problem of most enslaved African Americans?

• The Freedman's Bureau provided military training to formerly enslaved people.
• The Freedman's Bureau focused solely on land redistribution.
• The Freedman's Bureau aimed to promote segregation among African Americans.
• The Freedman's Bureau began to solve the problem by providing support and resources to formerly enslaved African Americans.

What is a sharecropper?

• A sharecropper is a landowner who sells crops directly to markets.
• A sharecropper is a farmer who works on government-owned land for a salary.
• A sharecropper is a tenant who pays rent in cash instead of crops.
• A sharecropper is a farmer who rents land and pays with a portion of the crops.

How did Reconstruction impact the people of Texas?

• By promoting civil rights for formerly enslaved people.

• Reconstruction had no effect on Texas society.
• Reconstruction led to the immediate abolition of all segregation laws.
• Reconstruction primarily benefited wealthy landowners in Texas.