Quiz on Civil War and Reconstruction

If you visited Texas after the Civil War, you would notice that the state had became a leader in which of the following?

• Manufacturing

• Ranching

• Textiles

• Fishing

Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?

• the end of slavery in the U.S.

• the election of President Lincoln

• the invasion of Union troops

• high tax on cotton

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.

• Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

• Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.

• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade.

Which of the following best describes how Texans viewed the issue of states' rights in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Texans believed the federal government should not settle issues of slavery in Texas.

• Texans believed that a weak federal government would not do enough for state interests.

• Texans believed the federal government should settle issues of labor and land in Texas.

• Texans believed that a strong federal government would always protect state interests.

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

• Troops did not read the newspaper.

• The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.

• News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

• Texas was winning the war.

During this battle of the Civil War, the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the battle ended in the Confederate army retaking control.

• The Battle of Sabine Pass

• The Battle of Palmito Ranch

• The Battle of Galveston

• The Battle of San Jacinto

All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT:

• fought along the Rio Grande River

• fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North

• stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides

• last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated in Texas because --

• It is the day that slaves were freed in Texas.

• It is the day that the war ended in Texas.

• It is the day that slavery was limited in Texas.

• It is the day that the war began in Texas.

Which of the following BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War?

• It began depending on sharecropping.

• It was destroyed when slaves were freed.

• It increased cotton production.

• Even the poorest could afford to buy land.

During Reconstruction, the Texas government was forced to write a new constitution. How were African Americans affected by this new constitution?

• African-American civil rights were enforced through the Freedmen's Bureau.

• By constitutional proclamation, African Americans were given small land grants.

• African-American men were given the right to vote.

• African Americans were granted social and economic equality.