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WorksheetsCCA Civil War - Reconstruction
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The plantation system changed the society of the United States mainly by--
resolving the problems with Native Americans in that region
helping the South grow into a manufacturing area
promoting a highly educated workforce
contributing to the growth of slavery in the South
How did President Lincoln permanently abolish the practice depicted below?
by ordering that popular sovereignty decide the practice
by promoting the passage of the 13th amendment
by encouraging slaves to rebel against the South
by helping find the Underground Railroad
The measures in this list are examples of ways southern states weakened the effects of the
13th Amendment
Compromise of 1850
15th Amendment
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which answer choice best summarizes the quote below?
Freedmen would face many hardships after emancipation.
Emancipation was not worth the suffering that freedmen would encounter.
Freedmen would find wealth and fortune during Reconstruction in Texas.
Black Codes would prevent freedmen from advancing economically.
Which of the following best completes the list?
Established schools
Certified applications for political office
Granted small business loans
Provided funds for farming supplies
How did Congressional Reconstruction affect Texas’s freed people socially and economically?
Freed people were now able to vote without any negative consequences.
Congressional Reconstruction made life more difficult for the freed people
they were able to work for wages but subjected to violence from whites
All freed people joined the Radical Republican party and were persecuted.
Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
The system of indentured servitude was banned.
The need for agricultural labor increased due to expanded cotton production
Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate.
Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers.
Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?
Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations
Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.
Persistence — He believes the Union must surrender in order to have peace.
Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War
Texas had good soil and a long growing season which were geographic factors that made....
Slavery unnecessary
Development of large plantations profitable.
Texas develop a manufacturing economy
Feel more a part of the Northern states
Why was recapturing Galveston an important victory for the Confederacy?
It was one of the only Confederate ports still open
It forced the Union to surrender
It opened up the Mississippi River for Confederate ships
It allowed Confederate forces to cut the Union in half
Which of these areas did the United States claim with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
3
5
6
7
How did Southern states react to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
by segregating public schools
imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
by shutting down all remaining offices of Freedmen’s Bureau
by forcing African Americans to work as tenant farmers and sharecroppers
When it came to the issue of congressional balance between free states and slave states
All wanted more Congressional representation for free states
South states worried they would be outnumbered in Congress
Southern states encouraged new territories to become free
Northern states encouraged the spread of slavery in the west
Which European immigrant group settled in the counties that voted against secession?
British
French
Germans
Mexicans
Which of the following best describes Texas’s involvement in the Civil War?
Few Texans volunteered to fight, so they needed a draft
Most Texas battles occurred because of North’s blockade strategy
Many Texans agreed with Sam Houston - Texas shouldn't fight
Much of the Civil War happened along the Texas-Mexico border
Which group did not support the Freedmen's Bureau?
Texas Revolutionaries
Southern Democrats
Abolitionists
Abolitionists
Radical Republicans saw Reconstruction as a way to –
welcome all Southern citizens back to the Union
create an economic system based on federal funding
punish Southerners and reorganize the South
reward businessmen for their wartime support
Black Codes were passed in Texas during Reconstruction to...
limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
encourage the newly freed slaves to vote in state elections
establish a system of tenant farming
amend the Texas Constitution after the Civil War
During Reconstruction, the U.S. Congress passed an Act that required Southern Governments to be
combined w/ other states for less representation in Congress
cut off from supply routes with other southern states
under military control until they passed the 13th and 14th Amendments
divided the land and offer it up for sale
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States....are citizens of the United States..."
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Based on the excerpt, what is one reason Texas seceded from the United States?
Texas had to pay unfair amounts of taxes
Slave-holding states had a less representation in Congress
Congress had declared slavery to be illegal
U.S. troops would not protect Texans against Indian raids
What was an advantage that the Confederate forces had over Union troops?
many factories for producing weapons and ammunition
a larger number of military troops in reserve
a large railroad system for moving troops and supplies
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
What would be the best title for this graphic organizer?
Causes of the Texas Revolution
the Fugitive Slave Act
the Bill of Rights
Causes of the Civil War
The Battle of Sabine Pass was an important victory for the Confederacy because –
hundreds of Union troops were killed or wounded
it ended Union attempts to enter Texas from the east
It was the first battle of the Civil war
it was the last battle fought on Texas soil
How did the Civil War start?
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in 1861
Texas is annexed as a slave state in 1845
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
Compromise of 1850 reduced the size of Texas
