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WorksheetsTexas in the Civil War
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Thank you for reading my message to the Confederate Headquarters. Who am I?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
John B. Magruder
2.
Put the following events in order: First to Last.
a)
1. Civil War started,
2. Sam Houston kicked out of office, 3. Texas brought back into the Union,
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
2. Sam Houston kicked out of office, 3. Texas brought back into the Union,
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
b)
1. Texas readmitted into the Union,
2. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876,
3.Sam Houston kicked out of office,
4. Civil War started
2. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876,
3.Sam Houston kicked out of office,
4. Civil War started
c)
1. Civil War started,
2. Texas readmitted into the Union,
3. Sam Houston kicked out of office,
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
2. Texas readmitted into the Union,
3. Sam Houston kicked out of office,
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
d)
1. Sam Houston kicked out of office,
2. Civil War started
3. Texas readmitted into Union
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
2. Civil War started
3. Texas readmitted into Union
4. Texas Constitution adopted in 1876
3.
The means of communication during the Civil War were very new and slow, how do you think this affected the war in Texas?
a)
The telephone allowed soldiers to talk to each other
b)
Photographs were taken of dead soldiers and these images changed the opinion of the war in normal Texan citizens
c)
The telegraph allowed for both armies to anticipate each others movements
d)
The speed at which communication would travel allowed for continued fighting and free former slaves would not receive news till weeks later
4.
Texas' NEW constitution adopted in 1876 did something HUGE after the Civil War? What did it do?
a)
Women could own property and finally vote
b)
18 year old men could officially join the military
c)
Texas could never leave the Union again
d)
All men, no matter their race (color of their skin), were allowed to finally vote
5.
The Texas Constitution and the US Constitution differ in MANY ways. Which of the following is one of those ways.
a)
The Texas governor is way more powerful than the US president
b)
The Texas governor can serve for life and the US president can only serve for 8 total years
c)
The Texas governor MUST be from Texas and the US president can be from any state
d)
The Texas Constitution severely restricts the power of the governor more than that of the president of the US
6.
Sam Houston refused to take the oath mentioned in text box. What happened to him?
a)
He became the president of the United States
b)
He became the first president of Texas
c)
He became the president of the Confederacy
d)
He was removed (kicked out) as governor of Texas
7.
Major General Granger made an important announcement in Texas during the Civil War. Texas has a holiday called "Juneteenth" because of the announcement he made. What did he say?
a)
Slaves were to remain as property not as people
b)
Former slaves could collect tax money from their former masters
c)
Slaves could join the Union Army
d)
former slaves were now free human beings and could find any job they wanted
8.
What does the 15th Amendment do?
a)
abolished slavery
b)
gave former slaves citizenship
c)
gave every male, no matter skin color, the right to vote (suffrage)
d)
brought Texas back into the Union
9.
What constitutional principle reflects the idea of "We the People", the people's will must followed, the people are in charge/in control?
a)
Limited Government
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Federalism
d)
Popular Sovereignty
10.
What constitutional principle refers to states' rights?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Limited Government
d)
Separation of Powers
11.
I was a US military officer, but favored the South. I fought in numerous battles during the Civil War, such as the Seven Days Campaign and Gettysburg. Also, the largest military base in Texas/US is name after me. Who am I ?
a)
John Reagan
b)
John Bell Hood
c)
Francis Lubbock
d)
John Magruder
12.
What is most accurate statement below on what happened to cotton production before, during, and after the Civil War?
a)
it stayed the same
b)
it steadily declined from 1850-1880
c)
it increased during every decade
d)
production increased till the war started, then decreased during the war, then dramatically increased after the war
13.
Why couldn't Texans vote in the 1868 presidential election?
a)
They hated voting
b)
Texans were still salty about losing the war and refused to participate in elections
c)
They were still being punished by the North
d)
Texas had not passed a new constiution or approved the 14th amendment (former slaves are American citizens), Texas was considered to be "unreconstructed"
14.
What is significant/important today about the constitution Texas passed in 1876?
a)
Made slavery LEGAL
b)
Made Texas a dictatorship
c)
Made Texas its own republic again
d)
it is the one we Texans use and follow today
15.
What does nullification mean?
a)
to whip da' nae nae
b)
a theory that gives states the right to cancel a law passed by the federal government in Washington DC
c)
forces judges to consider local, state, and federal law before deciding if the law is constitutional
16.
What does the 14th Amendment do??
a)
made slavery illegal
b)
gave or extended former slaves American citizenship
c)
extended voting rights to men and women who were former slaves
d)
allowed former slaves to carry a firearm
17.
Which bubble represents states' rights?
a)
A.
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Texans, before and during the Civil War, agree with principle of states rights.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Think back to when Spain owned Mexico and Texas. Why did they build "missions."
a)
To play baseball
b)
To convert Native Americans to Catholicism (Catholic) and to house Spanish soldiers
c)
To house Anglo Americans
d)
To hide revolutionaries away from the Spanish king.
20.
The US gained California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of New Mexico and Colorado from Mexico after the US-Mexican War.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Both Texas and the US have a Bill of Rights in their constitutions. This promotes what principle?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Limited Government
c)
federalism
d)
individual rights
22.
Why did corn and wheat production skyrocket in Texas during the Civil War?
a)
They needed to feed the soldiers who were fighting
b)
Cotton sales went down
c)
Texas was sending corn and wheat to new markets in Asia and Australia
d)
Texans invented a new plant fertilizer that made them grow three times as fast
23.
Texas favored secession at their convention because they considered slavery so important to their economy.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What year did the Civil War start?
a)
1776
b)
1860
c)
1865
d)
1861
25.
The last battle of the Civil War happend at
a)
Sabine Pass
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Galveston
d)
Palmito Ranch
26.
The South's main economic system was industry and manufacturing.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The North's main economic system was agriculture and farming.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Think back to Texas' empersario days. What kind of communities did Anglo Americans create?
(hint: South's economy)
(hint: South's economy)
a)
Small, spread out farms
b)
traveling communities of traders and trappers
c)
large ranches and farms
d)
military forts
29.
Cabeza de Vaca does not fit in with these other people because he is the only early Spanish explorer and the other men started Christian missions in Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
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