Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas

Which holiday began on June 19, 1865?

• Juneteenth

• Christmas

• Emancipation Day

• Columbus Day

Why is Juneteenth celebrated?

• It is the day when Texans in Galveston heard that the slaves were free.

• It is the day the Civil War ended.

• It was the day the Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought.

• It was the date of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation speech.

People in the North and the South focused on what was best for them and not necessarily the country. This is:

• sectionalism

• states' rights

• federalism

• protectionalism

Who were the Radical Republicans?

• Congressional leaders who wanted to punish the South

• Congressional leaders who wanted to go easy on Southerners

• Former slave owners in Congress

• Newly freed slaves in Congress

The South was divided into what during Reconstruction?

• military districts

• territories

• counties

Who led the Confederates in the Battle of Galveston?

• John Magruder

• Thomas Green

• Robert E. Lee

• Francis Lubbock

What was the agency in charge of getting newly freed slaves jobs and an education?

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

• State Congressmen

• NAACP

Which cause of the Civil War allowed states to choose which federal laws to follow?

• States' Rights

• Slavery

• Federalism

• Tariffs

Which cause of the Civil War meant that Southerners would pay more for goods imported from other countries?

• Tariffs

• States' Rights

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

What was the most important reason for Southerners to go to war?

• Slavery

• Tariffs

• Sectionalism

• Taxes