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Unit 7: Texas During the Civil War & Reconstruction Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase best describes Texas during the Civil War?

a)

Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

b)

The Union Must be Preserved

c)

Texas Welcomes Native Americans as Citizens

d)

We Must Fight For Freedom in Mexico

2.

What year would "Texas Joins the Confederacy" be an appropriate headline for a newspaper in Texas?

a)

1836

b)

1845

c)

1861

d)

1865

3.

What caused Texas to secede from the Union?

a)

high tax on cotton

b)

The end of slavery in the US

c)

The election of President Lincoln

d)

The invasion of Union troops

4.

Why did Texas enter the Civil War?

a)

most texans didn't agree with slavery

b)

most Texans just wanted to end the trading of slaves

c)

most Texans thought the economy of Texas would suffer with the ending of slavery

d)

the US tax on cotton was too high

5.

How did the Civil War affect Texas?

a)

It hurt trade because of the destruction of ports

b)

It forced Texas to look at new ways to grow crops

c)

It destroyed agricultural land during battles

d)

It guaranteed equal rights to Native Americans

6.

What is an effect of reconstruction in Texas?

a)

writing a new constitution

b)

giving total equality to ex slaves

c)

increasing cotton production

d)

developing an oil-based economy

7.

How did communication systems during the Civil War influence Texas?

a)

New telegraph connections helped Confederate forces in Texas anticipate Union movements

b)

Telephones allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home

c)

Photographs of battle scenes published in newspapers led many in Texas to desire an end to

the war

d)

Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved

people for weeks after the end of the war

8.

What is Popular Sovereignty?

a)

the people rule

b)

queens rule

c)

people like monarchs

d)

sovereigns are popular

9.

All are examples of checks & balances EXCEPT for?

a)

veto

b)

impeachment

c)

taxing

d)

term limits

10.

Which political belief is in BOTH the Texas State Constitution and the US Constitution?

a)

Socialism

b)

Federalism

c)

Communism

d)

Unicameralism

11.

What is the purpose of the Texas Education Agency?

a)

to clean and maintain school buildings

b)

to hire classroom teachers for private schools

c)

to supervise the public school system

d)

to write laws for school districts

12.

Federal Government : National Defense :

State Government: ____________________

a)

public education

b)

local police

c)

inventions and patents

d)

foreign affairs

13.

Which of the following is the right and responsibility of Texas citizens?

a)

helping the community

b)

speaking out on issues

c)

choosing a religion

d)

voting for public officials

14.

Which point of view towards Public Education in Texas would a member of the Democratic party most likely support?

a)

increase taxes for corporations

b)

increase property taxes

c)

reduce teacher salaries

d)

increasing class sizes