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WorksheetsEarly Statehood, Civil War and Reconstruction
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Texas do with the money the U.S. paid them for the land of the Republic?
a)
bought more land
b)
pay off debt
c)
buy Mexico
d)
build a state capital
2.
The land west of the Rio Grande is called _________.
a)
The Mexican Cession
b)
Disputed area
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Mexican territory
3.
What was the main money crop in the Eastern part of Texas?
a)
corn
b)
potatoes
c)
cotton
d)
wheat
4.
What era started when the Republic of Texas ended?
a)
Revolution and Republic
b)
Mexican National Era
c)
Early Statehood
d)
Native Texas and It's People
5.
What year did Texas get annexed into the U.S.?
a)
1519
b)
1718
c)
1836
d)
1845
6.
What was the name of the document that officially ended the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
7.
What political party did not want the annexation of Texas or the spread of slavery?
a)
Whig
b)
Democrat
8.
What political party wanted Texas annexation & the spread of slavery?
a)
Whig
b)
Democrat
9.
Before the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, what did Mexico consider the border of Mexico & the U.S.?
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande
10.
What is the belief that Americans will dominate territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Nativism
b)
Reservation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Antebellum
11.
Who was the president of the U.S. at the time of Texas annexation & the U.S.-Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
James K. Polk
d)
Henry Clay
12.
Which of the following is NOT a reason people of the U.S. opposed Texas annexation?
a)
It would increase the slave states over free states
b)
It would start a war with Mexico
c)
Southern politicians would have more power to make slave laws in Congress
d)
Texas had too much land to defend against Mexico and Indians
13.
What is the Mexican Cession?
a)
529,000 sq. miles of Mexico's Northern territory that was given to the U.S. after the U.S.-Mexican War
b)
The document signed after Texas got their independence
c)
529,000 sq. miles of U.S. territory that was given to Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
d)
None are correct
14.
What is the official border between Texas & Mexico because the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed?
a)
Nueces River
b)
San Jacinto River
c)
Frio River
d)
Rio Grande
15.
What will happen to Texas after the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Texas gets larger
b)
Texas gets smaller
c)
Texas gets sold to Mexico
d)
Texas finally gets annexed
16.
____ was a well known general during the Mexican War who later became president of the U.S.
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
James Polk
c)
Douglass MacArthur
d)
Winfield Scott
17.
The _____ was the strongest political party in Texas during the 1840s and 1850s.
a)
democrat party
b)
republican party
c)
whig party
d)
know nothing party
18.
The ____ party believed that slavery should be kept legal and allowed to spread to the western territories.
a)
democrat
b)
republican
c)
whig
d)
know nothing
19.
The idea that the U.S. had the right and the duty to expand across the continent was known as
a)
Territorial Expansion.
b)
Mexican Cession.
c)
Manifest Destiny.
d)
Transcontinental Conquest.
20.
This image represents
a)
Transcontinental Conquest.
b)
Territorial Imperative.
c)
Manifest Destiny.
d)
Eastward Expansion.
21.
Which portion of the present-day U.S. was gained as part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
sooutheast
d)
southwest
22.
A document that is a basic plan for government is called a
a)
treaty.
b)
declaration of independence.
c)
governmental blueprint.
d)
constitution.
23.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
24.
What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
25.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
26.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
27.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
28.
Which of the following was most likely a result of the idea of Manifest Destiny?
a)
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the eastward growth of the nation
d)
the U.S.-Mexican War
29.
Another reason for the Mexican-American War was...
a)
The Mexican army wanted to take over Texas.
b)
The Mexican government was made about gold in California.
c)
Mexico refused to honor the Rio Grande as the boundary between Texas & Mexico.
d)
The American government wanted to learn Spanish.
30.
What caused the Mexican-American war to begin?
a)
Santa Ana declared war on the Americans for not following the treaty.
b)
The Americans found gold in California and wouldn't share.
c)
The Mexican army crossed the Rio Grande & killed some American soldiers.
d)
The Americans decided to talk trash about Santa Ana's wooden leg.
31.
What was said to be the "fulfillment of Manifest Destiny?"
a)
The United States owned the entire North American Continent.
b)
The annexation of California & the New Mexico Territory into the United States.
c)
God gave the Americans all the land they wanted.
d)
The United States was declared King of Everything.
32.
Northern states wanted new states to be free. Southern states wanted new states to be slave states. Both Northern and Southern states had ________ _______ __ _______.
a)
Unequal Power in Congress
b)
Equal Power in Congress
c)
Equal Power in Declaration of Independence
d)
Unequal Power in Civil War
33.
To take over a territory.
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Sovereign
c)
Annexation
d)
Secede
34.
Slaves were considered _______ after the Dredd Scott Decision
a)
Slaves
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
People
35.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
36.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
37.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
38.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
39.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
40.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
41.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
42.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
43.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
a)
long, cold winters and short, rainy summers.
b)
warm, sunny winters and stormy summers.
c)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.
d)
very harsh winters and comfortable summers.
44.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
45.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
46.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
47.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
48.
Who was president during the U.S. Civil War?
a)
T. Roosevelt
b)
Washington
c)
Polk
d)
Lincoln
49.
The governor of Texas at the time of secession was...
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
50.
Who was the commander of the Union army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
51.
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America.
a)
seceded
b)
annexed
c)
ejected
d)
ran away
52.
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all...
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all...
a)
Battles of the Mexican Revolution.
b)
Civil War battles in Texas.
c)
Turning points for the Civil War.
d)
Part of the Texas Revolution.
53.
The Civil War lasted from ____________ .
a)
1861 - 1865
b)
1860 - 1867
c)
1856 - 1860
d)
1863 - 1870
54.
Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?
a)
at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
b)
at the White House, in Washington D.C.
c)
just after the Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania
d)
in front of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
55.
What happened to Abraham Lincoln just five days after the war ended?
a)
He was shot and killed at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
b)
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
c)
He was re-elected as President of the United States
d)
He was arrested by the Confederacy and put in prison
56.
decreed that slaves were free in areas rebelling against the United States.
a)
states' rights
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
martial law
d)
regiments
57.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
58.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
59.
What would be the best title for the map shown here?
a)
Civil War Battles in Texas
b)
Texas Counties that Voted for Secession
c)
States that Border Texas
d)
Texas Rivers that Form Our Boundary
60.
What battle was fought for control of one of Texas's most important ports [and control of the flow of supplies]?
a)
The Battle of Galveston
b)
The Battle of Sabine Pass
c)
The Battle of Laredo
d)
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
61.
What happened to Sam Houston when he refused to take the Confederate Oath of Allegiance?
a)
He was fired as governor of Texas
b)
He was placed in a Confederate prison
c)
He was executed for treason against the Confederacy
d)
He was forced to leave Texas forever and move to the "Union"
62.
What pro-slavery event ruled that slaves were property and not citizens?
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Free-Soil Party
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
63.
People who opposed slavery were known as:
a)
Confederates
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Secessionists
d)
Abolitionists
64.
What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?
a)
to get rid of slavery
b)
to bring the British and French to America
c)
to show his strength as a president
d)
to preserve the Union
65.
Freed slaves in the Southern States that were rebelling against the Union
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
66.
Said people born in America were citizens with rights protected by the Constitution, even if they had previously been a slave
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Amendment 13
c)
Amendment 14
d)
Amendment 15
67.
Last battle of the Civil War fought after the war had ended, because communication was slow
a)
Battle of Galveston
b)
Battle of Mansfield
c)
Battle of Palmito Ranch
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
68.
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
a)
To integrate African Americans fully into Southern society
b)
To ensure the South paid off all its war debts
c)
To restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
d)
To establish Northern control over the South
69.
What did the 14th Amendment accomplish?
a)
Gave newly-freed African American men the right to vote
b)
Abolished slavery once and for all as an institution
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
70.
Who was the commander of the confederate army called Army of Northern Virginia?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
71.
Which amendment gave every legal male adult in America the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
72.
What month and day did the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reach Texas?
a)
June 19
b)
December 25
c)
January 1
d)
July 4
73.
This Confederate General attached bales of cotton to converted steam boats (cotton steamers) in the battle to retake Galveston, who was he?
a)
Thomas Green
b)
John Hood
c)
John Reagan
d)
John Magruder
74.
After the Civil War ended freed African Americans began to work and earn a living as
a)
Ranchers
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Sharecroppers
75.
The ability to attend any church, worship and practice any faith, and be without fear of doing so is covered under which Individual Right in the Bill of Rights?
a)
Freedom of Assembly
b)
Freedom of the Press
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Freedom of Religion
76.
Define sharecropping.
a)
harvesting from a particular area
b)
art of placing ones body in a photograph
c)
a system in which landowners let poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return, the farmers gave landowners a share of their crops.
77.
Define Reconstruction.
a)
the first battle
b)
the name of the period when the south rejoined the union
c)
a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945
78.
Thomas Greene
John Bell Hood
John Magruder
What do these men have in common?
John Bell Hood
John Magruder
What do these men have in common?
a)
Governors of Texas
b)
Military Officers of the Confederate States of America
c)
Senators from Texas
d)
Unionists Officers from Texas
79.
What was the result of the Battle of Sabine Pass?
a)
it stopped the eastern border of Texas from Union invasion
b)
it cut the Confederacy in half
c)
it invaded Arkansas by sending troops up the Mississippi River
d)
it ended the fighting taking place in Texas
80.
The Confederate governor of Texas during the Civil War was __________.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
John Bell Hood
c)
Francis R. Lubbock
d)
John Magruder
81.
Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Sabine Pass
c)
Palmito Ranch
d)
Galveston
82.
What were women’s roles during the Civil War?
a)
serve in the army disguised as men and take care of the home front
b)
take care of guarding the frontier from Indian attacks
c)
wait for their husbands to return from war to take care of the plantation
d)
run the political affairs of the counties in which they lived
83.
Why did Texas and other Southern states secede from the Union?
a)
State’s Rights
b)
Slavery and Sectionalism
c)
High Tariffs
d)
all of the above
84.
The theory that a state could choose whether to obey or enforce federal laws is known as______.
a)
sectionalism
b)
state’s rights
c)
abolition
d)
federalism
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