Texas Reconstruction Civil War 2023

Texas during the American Civil War was divided on...

• War with Mexico

• Slavery

• Annexation with the U.S.

 What year did Texas join the Confederacy

• 1860

• 1861

• 1863

• 1865

Why would Texas delegates be in favor of joining the Confederacy...

• Because they wanted Abraham Lincoln as president

• Because slavery was vital to the Texas economy 

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  Because they didn’t want to pay federal income taxes

The Last Texas Civil War battle, fought near the Rio Grande River...

• Battle of San Antonio

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Sabine Ranch 

Texas holiday that celebrates the announcement, "all slaves are free" Issued in Galveston Texas, June 19, 1865

• Juneteenth 

• Texas Freedom Day 

• Veteran’s Day

After the Civil War had ended most former enslaved African Americans in Texas worked as...

•  Sharecroppers 

• Railroad Builders

• Ranch hands 

What happened to Sam Houston, when he refused to pledge allegiance to the Confederate States of America...  

• Houston was promoted to general in the Union army  

• Houston was removed from office as the governor of Texas 

What was a result of slow communication during the Civil War...

• Fighting continued

• emancipation of enslaved people continued

• All of the above

Every resident of Texas shall be deemed a qualified voter...

• Federalism 

• Unlimited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

 The Bill of Rights is best described as:...

• Checks and balances

• Veto bill

• Individual Rights

• People Rights