Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....

• sectionalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectarianism

What were the 'black codes'?

• laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
• laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
• another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
• secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Abolished slavery
• Gave African American men the right to vote
• defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
• made it illegal for any state to secede

What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery would be abolished
• Define citizenship for African Americans

• African American could vote
• Women could vote

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery is abolished
• Freed African Americans' rights are protected
• African American men can vote
• Women can vote

​What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?

• A majority of Texans supported secession
• A majority of Texans opposed secession
• Most Texans chose to remain neutral
• A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.

What does Juneteenth commemorate?

• The end of slavery in Texas
• The beginning of summer in Texas
• The beginning of Reconstruction in Texas
• The end of the Civil War in Texas

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it. 
• Most Texans did not own slaves so it did not have an influence. 
•  Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy. 
• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas? 

• peanuts
• sugar cane
• potatoes
• Cotton

Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?  

• Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy 
• the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war
• the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades
• Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier