The Reconstruction Era (Part I)

Which event brought the Emancipation Proclamation into effect in Texas?

• The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston on June 19, 1865

• President Lincoln’s election in 1860

• The Confederacy’s formal surrender at Appomattox

Which statement about “Juneteenth” is correct?

• A. It commemorates when Texas officially seceded from the Union

• B. It celebrates the day African Americans gained the right to vote

• C. It marks the enforcement of emancipation for enslaved people in Texas

• D. It honors when Texas ratified the 14th Amendment

Which of the following best describes the primary objectives of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To oversee all U.S. Army deployments in the South

• To help newly freed African Americans with jobs, legal aid, and education

• To collect taxes from Confederate supporters and redistribute land

• To run military tribunals for former Confederate soldiers

Under President Andrew Johnson’s Presidential Reconstruction, what did former Confederate states have to do to rejoin the Union?

• Pay heavy war reparations to the federal government

• Immediately give African Americans the right to vote

• Write new constitutions outlawing slavery and renouncing secession

• Provide full citizenship to all people born in the United States

Which statement best describes the Black Codes that were passed in Texas?

• They required all white Southerners to integrate their schools

• They restricted the rights and opportunities of African Americans

• They ended racial segregation in most public facilities

• They established a fair labor system for freedpeople

Who served as provisional governor of Texas under President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan?

• James W. Throckmorton

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson Hamilton

• Gordon Granger

Which of the following is true about President Andrew Johnson’s approach to Reconstruction?

• Johnson implemented strict policies for Reconstruction.
• Johnson sought to punish the Southern states harshly.
• Johnson aimed to completely abolish slavery in the South.
• It welcomed Confederate states back with few requirements for civil rights

Which factor made it difficult for the Freedmen’s Bureau to operate effectively in Texas?

• It had unlimited funds but very few African Americans to assist

• It was fully funded by Texas’s state legislature but lacked federal support

• It received unanimous support from former Confederate leaders in every county

• It was underfunded, had too few agents, and faced hostility from white Texans

Which statement best describes how the 1866 Texas Legislature handled the 13th Amendment?

• They ratified it immediately and upheld all its requirements

• They refused to ratify it and instead passed laws known as Black Codes

• They wrote a new constitution granting voting rights to African Americans

• They replaced it with the 14th Amendment to end slavery in Texas

Which statement best reflects the reality of violence against African Americans in Texas during early Reconstruction?

• It was extremely rare and most violent crimes were prosecuted successfully

• It was widespread, and the legal system rarely punished white perpetrators

• It targeted only Freedmen’s Bureau agents but spared freedpeople

• It was quickly stopped by federal troops who never left the state