WorksheetsCSA Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What are the functions of political parties?
Recruit and nominate candidates
Monitor officeholders
Educate others about campaign issues
Influencing public policy
Help candidates win
What function of political parties is displayed in the headline?
Educating electorate about campaign issues
Appeal to the political center
Recruit and nominate candidates
Helping candidates win elections
What CONCLUSION can you draw from the map ?
After the Civil War, numerous trails were added to support the growing cattle industry in Texas
Before the Civil War, increased settlement encouraged Texas ranchers to find new markets for their cattle.
After the Civil War, ranchers used the trails to bring cattle to Texas.
All cattle trails that started in Texas led to towns in the East
Which of the following would be a logical effect of the data shown on the graph?
More people moved into and moved around Texas during the Civil War period.
Railroad tracks were built more slowly in the last part of the century
Railroad construction grew steadily throughout the last half of the century.
The population decreased in Texas
The ________ of the branch of the U.S. Government carries out the law. (a)
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)
harshly
leniently
severely
rigorously
Sectional tensions between the North and the South lead to the Civil War.
True
False
The institution of slavery was essential to the South's way of life.
True
False
The Compromise of 1850 included the Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
A) True
B) False
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty.
A) True
B) False
The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court declared that African Americans could be citizens of the United States.
A) True
B) False
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a free state.
A) True
B) False
The Underground Railroad was a network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.
A) True
B) False
The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed all enslaved people in the United States.
A) True
B) False
The Confederate States of America was formed by states that seceded from the Union.
A) True
B) False
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War in favor of the Union.
A) True
B) False
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.
A) True
B) False
The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.
A) True
B) False
The Reconstruction era focused on rebuilding the Southern states and integrating freed slaves into society.
A) True
B) False
The Freedmen's Bureau was established to assist former enslaved people during Reconstruction.
A) True
B) False
The Black Codes were laws passed in Southern states to restrict the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
A) True
B) False
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.
A) True
B) False
The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
A) True
B) False
The Ku Klux Klan was formed during Reconstruction to oppose civil rights for African Americans.
A) True
B) False
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
A) True
B) False
