WorksheetsTexas and the Civil War Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means to get rid of something.
a)
abolish
b)
reconstruction
c)
emancipation
2.
This word describes the month and day Texas was informed that the Civil War was over and the Union won.
a)
abolish
b)
Juneteenth
c)
emancipation
3.
This word means to be freed.
a)
emancipation
b)
abolish
c)
secede
4.
This word means to break away from.
a)
abolish
b)
secede
c)
emancipation
5.
This word means a law that determines what certain people can and cannot do.
a)
abolish
b)
emancipation
c)
segregation
6.
This word is the name given to the Southern states during the Civil War. (including Texas)
a)
secede
b)
Confederacy
c)
abolition
7.
Texas was ________ slavery.
a)
for
b)
against
8.
After being freed, African Americans had an easy life and the same rights as everyone else in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What percentage of African Americans living in Texas were slaves before and during the Civil War?
a)
90% (9 out of 10)
b)
30% (3 out of 10)
c)
50% (5 out of 10)
10.
Juneteenth is still celebrated today.
a)
True
b)
False
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