Texas, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

What does abolish mean?

The northern states were commonly known as the

• Confederacy

• Union

What was Reconstruction?

• equal treatment for all people

• the forced separation of races

• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• the period of time after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt

What was the largest economic activity in Texas before the Civil War?

• Oil

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Fishing

Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US
• The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 

Which word has to do with industry, buying, selling, money, and profit.

• Political

• Economic

• Geographical

• Social

What is the day all African American slaves were officially set free?

• Juneteenth (June 19th)

• Independence Day (July 4th)

• Texas Independence Day (March 2nd)

• Julyteenth (July 17th)

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Slavery is abolished
• Freed African Americans' rights are protected
• African American men can vote
• Women can vote

The 13th Amendment ___.

• allowed all U.S. male citizens over 21 the right to vote

• gave all men born in the U.S. citizenship

• gave women the right to vote

• abolished slavery

What was the name of the states that seceded from the Union?

• The West

• The Constitution

• The Southern Union

• The Confederacy