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Texas - Civil War, Reconstruction and Review Quizizz

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plantation is

a)

a really big plant

b)

a tax paid on goods

c)

a group of soldiers

d)

a large farm that produces crops to sell

2.

What does secede mean?

a)

to officially leave or separate from a group

b)

a tax paid on goods

c)

a group of soldiers

d)

a large farm

3.
Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?
a)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 
b)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 
c)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US
d)
The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 
4.

What does a blockade do?

a)

an effort to stop ships from going in or out of the port

b)

Prevents people from voting.

c)

Prevents goods from expiring.

5.

Southern States are commonly referred to as the

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

6.

Which of these two groups believed Slavery was important to their economy and way of life?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

7.
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 
a)
seceded
b)
annexed
c)
ejected
d)
ran away 
8.
Texas was a part of the... 
a)
Pacific North West
b)
Union
c)
Deep South
d)
Confederate
9.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
10.
Who was president during the U.S. Civil War?
a)
T. Roosevelt
b)
Washington
c)
Polk
d)
Lincoln
11.

The northern states are commonly known as the

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

12.

What were the main issues of the civil war?

a)

North, South

b)

Union, Confederacy

c)

Slavery, State Rights, Sectionalism, Election of 1860

d)

State Rights, North, South, Confederacy

13.

What was the name of the states that seceded from the Union?

a)

Southern smokes

b)

No caps all caps

c)

Union

d)

The Confederacy

14.

Which Texas Revolutionary legend opposed the secession of Texas? (After opposing, he was deposed and replaced as Governor)

a)

Mirabeau Lamar

b)

Sam houston

c)

Lil Yatchy

d)

Greg Abbot

15.

What was the year of the presidential election that sparked the civil war?

a)

1865

b)

1680

c)

1861

d)

1860

16.

Which famous president was elected during the civil war period?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Jefferson Davis

17.
What landform was key to the Union to divide and weaken the Confederacy?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Port of Galveston
c)
Port of New Orleans
d)
Sabine River
18.
Why did African Americans in Texas choose to fight for the Union Army?
a)
They had achieved freedom and could do so
b)
They did not want to fight alongside their former owners
c)
A Union victory would result in a quicker end to slavery
d)
The Union Army paid them
19.
Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....
a)
sectionalism
b)
nationalism
c)
patriotism
d)
sectarianism
20.
What were the 'black codes'?
a)
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
b)
laws protecting the newly found rights of freed African Americans
c)
another term for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
d)
secret laws instituted by the Ku Klux Klan
21.
Prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries, testifying against whites in courts, or voting were all ______?
a)
black codes
b)
basis for the 13, 14 and 15th amendments
c)
inclusions to the new Texas Constitution of 1866
d)
laws that the Freedman's Bureau tried to abolish
22.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Abolished slavery
b)
Gave African American men the right to vote
c)
defined national citizenship and forbade the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
d)
made it illegal for any state to secede
23.
What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery would be abolished
b)
The rights of the freed people would be protected
c)
African American could vote
d)
Women could vote
24.
What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
a)
Slavery is abolished
b)
Freed African Americans' rights are protected
c)
African American men can vote
d)
Women can vote
25.
In which Texas city were factories opened to manufacture weapons and ammunition for the Confederacy?
a)
Tyler
b)
Galveston
c)
Laredo
d)
Brownsville
26.
_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Scoundrels
27.
________ were those who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Unionists
28.
What Texas port was the most critical to the Union Army for "Scott's Great Snake"?
a)
Galveston
b)
Sabine Pass
c)
Brownsville
d)
Matamoros
29.
What is the primary reason why Sam Houston lost his job as Texas' governor?
a)
He opposed slavery and vowed not to fight again
b)
He swore an oath to the US Constitution and an oath to the Confederate States of America would violate that
c)
He refused to be part of a war he was convinced the Confederacy could never win
d)
He was convinced it was not in Texas' best interest to secede
30.

Who won the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

31.

Who won the Battle of Sabine Pass

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

32.

What does a blockade do?

a)

Prevents goods or people from entering a certain area.

b)

Prevents people from voting.

c)

Prevents goods from expiring.

33.

When the Confederacy seceded from the Union, what did they do?

a)

They broke away politically and formed their own country.

b)

Each state in the Confederacy formed their own country.

c)

Each state in the Confederacy re-joined Mexico.

34.

What is a cash crop?

a)

A crop which can be sold or traded

b)

A crop which dies when harvested

c)

A crop which can only be eaten during the summer

35.
What answer choice is missing from the timeline?
a)
1846- The Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo is Signed 
b)
1846- The Battle of San Jacinto was fought
c)
1846- The United States and Mexico fought over borders
d)
1846- The Treaty of Velasco is signed 
36.
Before the Civil War, what kind of work did most of the northerners and the southerners do? 
a)
Northerners worked in factories, banks, or fianance .
The Southerners worked on farms or were plantation owners 
b)
The Northerners were artisans and explorers.
The southerners were lumberjacks and fishermen.
c)
The northerners worked on farms or were plantation owners. 
The Southerners worked in factories, banks, or fiance. 
d)
The Northerners worked in oil fields and newspapers.
The Southerners worked in fields and growing cotton. 
37.
Why did Sam Houston not want to secede?
a)
He felt that the Union would crush the North, and there would be violence and destruction
b)
He felt that the Union would Crush the South, and there would be violence and destruction
c)
He felt that Texas needed to work on their economy 
d)
He felt that Texas needed more plantations and slaves 
38.
Why was Texas important for trade during the Civil War
a)
Texas was able to send goods up to Canada 
b)
Texas was able to send goods to the North 
c)
Texas was able to send goods through the western hemisphere
d)
Texas was able to send goods through Mexico
39.
What Jobs were given to women during the Civil War?
a)
Factory work, farming, nurses, and spies 
b)
They were able to fight next to the men
c)
Women were only allowed to make quilts and uniforms, for the soldiers 
d)
Women worked as bankers and generals 
40.
The abolitionist helped the south keep slaves. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
41.
Why was Abraham Lincoln pleased with the North winning the Civil War?
a)
The Confederacy was preserved 
b)
Slavery was still lawful
c)
The Union was preserved
d)
The states had more rights 
42.
How was the home front affected by the Civil War?
a)
Women were able to see their sons and husbands daily 
b)
People were able to use paper, and buy their clothes from stores
c)
There were no shortages, and people were wealthy
d)
There were many shortages that included paper and salt.
43.
What is one social effect of the Civil War?
a)
Families were split apart due to differing viewpoints
b)
Women stayed at home, and did work around the house
c)
Families stayed together to fight on the same side
d)
Very little people died in the war
44.
Are Carpetbaggers from the North or the South?
a)
North
b)
South
45.
Are Scalawags from the North or the South?
a)
North
b)
South
46.
Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?​
a)
The Union wanted access to Mexico to import supplies for Union troops
b)
The Union wanted to prevent the Texans' export of cotton
c)
The Union needed more soldiers to fulfill the Conscription Act
d)
The Union wanted to prevent Texans from importing cotton and sending it to New England textile mills
47.
__________ was the commander of the military district that included Texas during Congressional Reconstruction
a)
Richard Coke
b)
Philip Sheridan
c)
Edmund Davis
d)
Gordon Granger
48.
What was the main goal of Reconstruction?
a)
To integrate African Americans fully into Southern society
b)
To ensure the South paid off all its war debts
c)
To restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible
d)
To establish Northern control over the South
49.
Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?​
a)
They wanted to break the blockade
b)
They wanted to prevent the Confederate use of the Mexican port of Matamoros
c)
They wanted to build a powerful fort on Brazos Island
d)
They wanted to establish a valuable supply line to Texas
50.
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
a)
The end of slavery in Texas
b)
The beginning of summer in Texas
c)
The beginning of Reconstruction in Texas
d)
The end of the Civil War in Texas
51.
Another name for "temporary" government is _________ government.
a)
Processional
b)
Personal
c)
Professional
d)
Provisional
52.
Which of the following is an example of a black code?
a)
A secret symbol used to signify stops on the Underground Railroad
b)
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution
c)
A law prohibiting African Americans from serving on juries
d)
A law granting African Americans the right to hold public office
53.
In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?
a)
The abolishment of slavery
b)
The spread of slavery into new territories
c)
The continuation of tariffs and other protection for northern industry
d)
The annexation of Texas into the US
54.
Who was the president of the Union?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
George Washington
55.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
56.
Who was the top general of the Confederate army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Lincoln
d)
Sam Houston
57.
Who was the top general of the Union?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Santa Anna
58.
Why was it necessary to evacuate the people in Galveston in 1862?
a)
To escape the coming attack by Union forces.
b)
To transport the last profitable cotton crop to be exported prior to the Civil War.
c)
To ensure the safety of the women and children by moving them toward Louisiana during the Texas Revolution.
59.
Galveston served as a port for the city of?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Houston
c)
Vicksburg
60.
Which leaders were no longer in office after the Texas Secession Convention in March, 1861?
a)
Sam Houston and John Reagan
b)
Mirabeau Lamar and Stephen F. Austin
c)
Jack C. Hays and Thomas Green
61.
Since Texas could not trade with United States during the Civil War and its trade with Europe was interrupted by Union war efforts, cotton growers were forced to --
a)
Expand their markets to Mexico
b)
Relocate cotton plantations
c)
Smuggle goods to Confederate states.
62.
What role did Texas women play during the Civil War?
a)
Serving as spies for occupying Union troops.
b)
Leading the Confederate Army and helping to win the Battle of Galveston.
c)
Managing plantations and running family farms.
63.
Which of these is a correct interpretation of the information shown above?
a)
Total Confederate casualties were greater than total Union casualties.
b)
More Confederate soldiers died of wounds than of disease
c)
More than twice as many union soldiers died of disease than of wounds.
64.
Most of the battles in Texas occurred near?
a)
The Gulf Coast
b)
The Mexican border and the Rio Grande River.
c)
West Texas
65.
The men named in the box were all?
a)
Texas soldiers and leaders who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
b)
Governors of Texas during the Civil War.
c)
Northern soldiers in charge of implementing Reconstruction policies after the Civil War.
66.
The last battle of the Civil War took place in Texas one month after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.  Where did this battle take place?
a)
Laredo
b)
Mansfield
c)
Palmito Ranch
67.
Why could the North move troops and supplies more easily than the South?
a)
The North had more agricultural resources and slaves.
b)
The North had more factories to produce goods for the army.
c)
The North had more railroad tracks, stations, and trains.
68.
Which of the following was an advantage held by the South at the  beginning of the war?
a)
Experienced military leaders
b)
Larger population from which to draft soldiers
c)
More factories and industrial resources
69.
Which amendment stated that states reserved rights not given to the Union by the constitution?
a)
11th
b)
10th
c)
5th
70.
Upon which institution did the South's economy rely on?
a)
slavery
b)
the cotton gin
c)
factories
71.

what sport is it?

a)

basketball

b)

football

c)

swimming

d)

skating

72.

Cats should be subject to leash laws.

a)

Good thesis

b)

Bad thesis

73.

Cats should be subject to leash laws because they are inveterate wanderers.

a)

Good thesis

b)

Bad thesis

74.

Although gifted high school graduates should be exempt from writing classes, most entering students need help in attaining college‐level writing skills.

a)

Good thesis

b)

Bad thesis

75.

More people are attending community colleges.

a)

Good thesis

b)

Bad thesis

76.

Although they are less prestigious than large universities, community colleges are attracting more students because they offer job training programs as well as academic courses of study.

a)

Good thesis

b)

Bad thesis

77.

rapport and goodwill

a)

camaraderie

b)

litany

c)

desiccate

d)

wrenching

78.

a suspension of activity; an authorized delay

a)

wrenching

b)

litany

c)

camaraderie

d)

moratorium

79.

fervent; fanatical

a)

zealous

b)

frangible

c)

litany

d)

replete

80.

causing mental or physical pain

a)

arable

b)

interminable

c)

wrenching

d)

ubiquitous

81.

full; abundant

a)

interminable

b)

truncate

c)

vernacular

d)

replete

82.

suitable for cultivation of land (farm land)

a)

arable

b)

lugubrious

c)

equanimity

d)

vernacular

83.

to shorten

a)

arable

b)

ubiquitous

c)

vernacular

d)

truncate

84.

everyday language

a)

vernacular

b)

camaraderie

c)

litany

d)

wrenching

85.

Impossible to satisfy

a)

sparingly

b)

ramified

c)

ignominious

d)

insatiable

86.

"laudauble"

a)

deserving of praise

b)

something said at a loud volume

c)

a funny expression

d)

timid and shy

87.

Which sentence uses emblazon correctly?

a)

I had only two emblazoned days before going back to work.

b)

The cardiologist said it was caused by an emblazoned artery.

c)

The gown was emblazoned with the initials of the designer.

d)

The emblazoned guilt hung over him for weeks.

88.

What is the word for noble in forgiving insult or injury; generous?

a)

timorous

b)

ubiquitous

c)

variegated

d)

magnanimous

89.

He addressed me in a ------------------ manner. He was very friendly.

a)

boisterous

b)

poised

c)

jovial

d)

tentative

90.

A large,----------------------- crowd poured into the city, singing and shouting noisily.

a)

random

b)

boisterous

c)

preoccupied

d)

prevailing

91.

The political------------------------ of the affair cost him his job as it was severe.

a)

fallout

b)

luddites

c)

fear - mongering

d)

proponents

92.

Monica left work early to ______ the traffic.

a)

ruse

b)

goad

c)

elude

d)

emote

93.

James is aware that it's ______ to drive without a seatbelt, but he did it anyway.

a)

illicit

b)

deft

c)

venal

d)

wary

94.

Yasmine was very _____ when it came to sharing her secret with her brother.

a)

agile

b)

lucid

c)

dour

d)

wary

95.

April has a tendency of being _____ to her ex best friend Jordan.

a)

candid

b)

surly

c)

goad

d)

dour

96.

I want to run like a jaguar; they're so ____.

a)

agile

b)

sublime

c)

emote

d)

deft

97.

Jessica is extremely _____ when it comes to cheerleading.

a)

candid

b)

deft

c)

flout

d)

wary

98.

Alejandro decided to _____ the fact that he didn't do the homework.

a)

flout

b)

nettle

c)

sublime

d)

tacit

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