Texas v White

What did the U.S. Congress give to Texas in 1851?

• 10 million dollars in bonds

• A new governor

• A new state constitution

• A peace treaty

Why did Texas sell its remaining bonds during the Civil War?

• To build new schools

• To buy war supplies

• To pay off debts

• To support the Union

Who bought the bonds from Texas during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George W. White and John Chiles

• The U.S. Treasury

• The Confederate Army

What was the main argument of Texas in the Supreme Court case?

• Texas never legally left the Union

• Texas should be an independent country

• Texas had the right to secede

• Texas was never a part of the Union

What did the Supreme Court decide about Texas's status during the Civil War?

• Texas was under British rule

• Texas was part of the Confederate States

• Texas was still a state in the Union

• Texas was an independent nation