WorksheetsUnit 7 Civil War Part 2 (Reconstruction)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
During the Battle of _______ on September 8, 1863, Confederate soldiers in Fort Griffin prevented an attempt by Union gunboats to invade Texas.
Vicksburg
Sabine Pass
Houston
New Orleans
Which view was held by the supporters of secession in Texas in 1861?
The citizens of each state had a right to withdraw from the Union.
Texas was still not a part of the Union.
Texas had been unlawfully annexed by the United States
Texans had been better off in their own independent republic.
The last battle of the Civil War was fought near Brownsville at…
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Jim Crow laws were passed in the South after…
African Americans lost much of their political power
sharecropping became legal
cotton prices fell to their lowest level in many years
Senator Jim Crow left office
Congressional Reconstruction meant that
white Southerners could not vote
Democrats would be forbidden to hold office
Congress would be taking over the south
the terms for rejoining the Union were made more difficult
This allowed both Missouri and Maine to join the United States
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
14th Amendment
Kansas and Nebraska Act
Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention of 1861 in favor of having Texas secede from the Union?
They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.
They were tired of paying high federal taxes.
They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.
They felt the United States gave states too many rights.
Why did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.
Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.
Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.
Texas was a big slave state. There were 250,000 slaves in Texas
The Freedman's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —
Control slavery
Organizational skills for the south
supporting Lincoln
educate former slaves
Which of the following best describes Sam Houston's point of view towards the Civil War?
He only focused on Texas
He wanted to become President of the USA
He wanted to retire after the war
He was against Texas getting involved.
Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
The best title for the diagram would be –
Effects of Texas Reconstruction
Effects of Texas Statehood
Effects of the Texas Revolution
Effect of the Mexican National
Which of the following is an economic effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction on
Texas in farming?
Tenant farming and sharecropping increased in Texas.
The south suffered because of the dust bowl
Few workers to work jobs
Wages for jobs were to low
Confederate General Robert E. Lee was finally defeated by
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses Grant.
Sam Houston
Robert E. Lee III
Slaves in rebelling states declared free from slavery by the…
Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863.
Decisions of Union army officers.
U.S. Senate in 1864.
Slaves refusing to work
What is the best title for the timeline above?
Civil War-related Events in Texas
Events of The Mexican War
Events of Reconstruction
Events of The American War
About how much time elapsed between the secession of Texas from the Union and the last battle of the war?
2 years
4 1/2 years
5 years
10 years
Which of the following events caused Texas to secede from the Union?
The end of slavery
The election of President Lincoln.
State Rights
Cash Crops
