Civil War

True or False: Texas seceded from the United States and joined the confederacy in 1861.

• True
• False

What can you infer from the graph above?

• South was more populated than the North
• The South was full of industries and factories, while the North relied on large farms 
• The North had an advantage when it came to varied resources like factories, wealth, iron, railroads, and population.
• South had more resources and wealth, compared to the north

Which was the least likely cause of the Civil War?

• Disputes over tariffs
• Differences in economies
• Disputes over slave labor
• Differences in public education

What event is this quote from?

• The Gettysburg Address
• Reconstruction
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

What is the significance of the year 1865?

• The Mexican-American war ended
• The Civil War ended at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
• Reconstruction ended
• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

Which organization was responsible for  the the following: 
Distribution of clothing, food and water
Providing healthcare and job training
Literacy education

• Carpetbaggers
• Abolition Society
• Freedmen's Bureau
• The American Desegregation Society

A long-term consequence of the sharecropping system was....

• Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves
• Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses
• Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt
• Agricultural workers organized labor unions

True or False: The Black Codes in Texas treated all people equally.

• True
• False

What is a result of geographic differences between the North and South?

• Diverse economies led to differences in political viewpoints
• United States annexation of Texas
• United States reliance on foreign trade
• Settlement patterns led to diversity of religious beliefs

Which best characterizes African Americans in the United States before the Civil War?

• Slaves earned low wages because they were unskilled
• Northerners encouraged free blacks to attend school
• Blacks in the South lacked the basic rights held by whites
• Free blacks received lower pay than slaves