WorksheetsCW & Reconstruction Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What period in time does this picture represent?
French Colonization
Annexation
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Why did TX continue to fight in the Civil War after it had ended?
It wanted the Union to agree to its terms about slavery.
It refused to accept Lee's authority to make peace with the Union.
It took a long time for the news to reach Texas due to its distance from the east.
It did not believe Lee had actually surrendered.
During the Civil War, Texas was on the Confederate frontier. How did this make its role in the war unique?
As an economic powerhouse, Texas continued to expand industry during the conflict.
As an economic powerhouse, Texas supplied many weapons to Northern troops.
As a frontier state, Texas defended the coastline and the border separating the Union from the Confederacy.
As a frontier state, Texas was the site of many important battles during the war.
The graph below shows the development of different industries in Texas from 1860 to 1870. According to information from the graph above, which of the following is true?
The number of farms in Texas dropped dramatically between 1860 and 1870.
The number of factories in Texas greatly diminished between 1860 and 1870.
The value of farmland greatly decreased between 1860 and 1870.
The number of manufacturing products in Texas increased exponentially between 1860 and 1870.
Which of the following best explains how the statement above reflects the principle of republicanism?
It reflects the republican idea that only certain people should be able to participate in elections.
It reflects the republican idea that the government should be run directly by the people.
It reflects the republican idea that voters are the root of power because they control who governs them.
It reflects the republican idea that officials should only hold elected office for four years.
How did the geography of Texas change as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas gave up New Mexico and all territory above the Missouri Compromise line, but kept the Texas panhandle and additional western lands.
Texas gave up New Mexico, all territory above the Missouri Compromise line, and the Texas panhandle.
Texas claimed territory in New Mexico but gave up all territory above the Missouri Compromise line and the Texas panhandle.
Texas claimed territory in New Mexico, territories above the Missouri Compromise line, and the Texas panhandle.
Which of the following best describes how Texans viewed the issue of states' rights in the years leading up to the Civil War?
Texans believed the federal government should not settle issues of labor and land in Texas
Texans believed that a weak federal government would not do enough for state interests.
Texans believed the federal government should settle issues of labor and land in Texas
J Texans believed that a strong federal government would always protect state interests.
Based on the information presented in the graph above, which of the following statements is true?
The North had fewer resources than the South in nearly every category represented.
The North had the same number of resources as the South in nearly every category represented.
The North had more resources than the South in every category except for railway mileage.
The North had more resources than the South in every category except for farm acreage.
When was the Civil War?
1961-1965
1851-1855
1776-1770
1861-1865
Which flag or flags flew over Texas during the Civil War?
Both the Republic of Texas and the United States
United States
Confederate
Republic of Texas
Why did women in TX have more power during the Civil War era than before or after?
Women were assumed to be in charge of businesses in the South.
Women held positions previously held by men, who had enlisted to fight in the Civil War.
Women were advised to take positions in government during the war
Women demanded compensation for their work on the home front.
What is this notice talking about?
They were concerned with finding as many deserters as possible.
They were concerned with enlisting as many people as possible.
They were concerned with evacuating women and children.
They were concerned with evacuating the elderly.
Based on the image, which of the following best describes the advancements in technological warfare used at Galveston?
Cannons were used in naval battles.
Small steamers were used to fight Union troops.
Flagships were used to mount rescue missions.
Bows and arrows were used to fight Union troops.
If you were to put a title on this list, which would be the best one?
The Responsibilities of City Councils
The Role of State Government
What County Governments Do
Expectations of the Federal Government
Which of the following does NOT belong in the outline above?
Provide police and fire protection
Make and enforce zoning regulations
Maintain water and sewer lines
Regulate colleges and universities
Title the outline above
County Commissioners
County Officials
Town Agents
State Legislators
Based on the information provided in the table, how long did the Civil War continue in Texas after Robert E. Lee surrendered?
About four months
G About two months
About four days
About one month
Texas created a new constitution during the Civil War. If this event was added to the table, which event would it follow?
Generals Smith and Magruder surrender.
Robert E. Lee surrenders.
Texas joins the Confederate States of America
South Carolina secedes from the Union.
Which of the following statements best describes how the slave population in Texas changed during the Civil War?
The slave population diminished as slaveholders left their plantations to fight.
The slave population grew as slaveholders purchased more slaves for the war effort
The slave population grew as slaveholders rushed to the frontier.
The slave population diminished as Union troops physically dismantled plantations.
Which of the following quotes from the Texas Constitution supports both republicanism and popular sovereignty?
"Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and the maintenance of our free institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States."
"All qualified voters of the State, as herein described, who reside within the limits of any city or corporate town, shall have the right to vote for Mayor and all other elective officers."
"Said Justices shall be elected (three of them each two years) by the qualified voters of the state at a general election; shall hold their offices six years; and shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law."
"All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit...they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government..."
