Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas

TRUE or FALSE:

Before the Civil War, slavery WAS NOT legal in Texas.

• True

• False

TRUE or FALSE:

The states that seceded from the U.S. form the Confederate States of America.

• True

• False

Read the following sentence:

When the war ended, Texans had to rebuild homes and businesses during the Reconstruction period.

Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of "Reconstruction"?

• homes

• Texans

• ended

• rebuild

In what year did Texas rejoin the United States?

• 1860

• 1865

• 1870

• 1875

TRUE or FALSE:

After the Civil War, slavery was STILL LEGAL.

• True

• False