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WorksheetsCivil War and Reconstruction Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which events happened in 1845
After nine years as an independent nation, Texas was annexed by the United States.
Texas disputed boundaries with Mexico.
Texas legislators voted to secede from the United States.
Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States.
Which events took place in 1861
Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States.
Texas legislators voted to secede from the United States.
The Civil War began following the Battle of Fort Sumter.
Texas disputed boundaries with Mexico.
What events happened during the Civil War Era
A Republican-led Congress voted to abolish slavery in the United States with the 13th amendment.
Southern legislators voted to secede from the United States and join the Confederacy.
all of the above
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an act intended to end slavery.
Which events took place during the Reconstruction Era
A Republican-led Congress voted to abolish slavery in the United States with the 13th amendment.
none of them
Congress enforced civil rights legislation by sending the military to southern states.
The Freedmen's Bureau offered services to formerly enslaved persons in southern states.
Which of the following statements BEST describe the era of Reconstruction?
Select TWO correct answers.
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act to prevent the use of poll taxes.
Congress passed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery in the United States.
Union soldiers travelled to the South to enforce new laws.
Southern states seceded from the Union to defend states' rights and continue the institution of slavery.
When I refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America, I was replaced as governor of Texas. Who am I?
William B. Travis
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Abraham Lincoln
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.
Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.
Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.
Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?
the end of slavery in the U.S.
the election of President Lincoln
high tax on cotton
the invasion of Union troops
During this battle of the Civil War, the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the battle ended in the Confederate army retaking control.
The Battle of Galveston
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
The Battle of Sabine Pass
The Battle of San Jacinto
Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --
Texas was winning the war.
Troops did not read the newspaper.
News about the end of the war traveled slowly.
The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.
