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Unit 7 Civil War Part 2 (Reconstruction)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Battle of _______ on September 8, 1863, Confederate soldiers in Fort Griffin prevented an attempt by Union gunboats to invade Texas.

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Sabine Pass

c)

Houston

d)

New Orleans

2.

Which view was held by the supporters of secession in Texas in 1861?

a)

The citizens of each state had a right to withdraw from the Union.

b)

Texas was still not a part of the Union.

c)

Texas had been unlawfully annexed by the United States

d)

Texans had been better off in their own independent republic.

3.

The last battle of the Civil War was fought near Brownsville at…

a)

Battle of Sabine Pass

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

4.

Jim Crow laws were passed in the South after…

a)

African Americans lost much of their political power

b)

sharecropping became legal

c)

cotton prices fell to their lowest level in many years

d)

Senator Jim Crow left office

5.

Congressional Reconstruction meant that

a)

white Southerners could not vote

b)

Democrats would be forbidden to hold office

c)

Congress would be taking over the south

d)

the terms for rejoining the Union were made more difficult

6.

This allowed both Missouri and Maine to join the United States

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

14th Amendment

d)

Kansas and Nebraska Act

7.

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention of 1861 in favor of having Texas secede from the Union?

a)

They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.

b)

They were tired of paying high federal taxes.

c)

They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.

d)

They felt the United States gave states too many rights.

8.

Why did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

a)

Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.

b)

Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

c)

Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.

d)

Texas was a big slave state. There were 250,000 slaves in Texas

9.

The Freedman's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —

a)

Control slavery

b)

Organizational skills for the south

c)

supporting Lincoln

d)

educate former slaves

10.

Which of the following best describes Sam Houston's point of view towards the Civil War?

a)

He only focused on Texas

b)

He wanted to become President of the USA

c)

He wanted to retire after the war

d)

He was against Texas getting involved.

11.

Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

The best title for the diagram would be –

a)

Effects of Texas Reconstruction

b)

Effects of Texas Statehood

c)

Effects of the Texas Revolution

d)

Effect of the Mexican National

12.

Which of the following is an economic effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction on

Texas in farming?

a)

Tenant farming and sharecropping increased in Texas.

b)

The south suffered because of the dust bowl

c)

Few workers to work jobs

d)

Wages for jobs were to low

13.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee was finally defeated by

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Ulysses Grant.

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Robert E. Lee III

14.

Slaves in rebelling states declared free from slavery by the…

a)

Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863.

b)

Decisions of Union army officers.

c)

U.S. Senate in 1864.

d)

Slaves refusing to work

15.

What is the best title for the timeline above?

a)

Civil War-related Events in Texas

b)

Events of The Mexican War

c)

Events of Reconstruction

d)

Events of The American War

16.

About how much time elapsed between the secession of Texas from the Union and the last battle of the war?

a)

2 years

b)

4 1/2 years

c)

5 years

d)

10 years

17.

Which of the following events caused Texas to secede from the Union?

a)

The end of slavery

b)

The election of President Lincoln.

c)

State Rights

d)

Cash Crops