War
What war began in 1861?
Civil War
Which flag or flags flew over Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction era?
United States and Confederate
Texas seceded from and fought against the United States, leading to Texas’s defeat and its eventual adoption of a new constitution in what year?
1861
Juneteenth festivals in Texas and throughout the United States celebrate —
the end of slavery.
The term used to describe the re-building of the south after the destruction of the civil war.
Reconstruction
The following best describes the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch. It was the ____ major land battle fought in the Civil War.
last
Before being forced to vacate the governorship of Texas, Sam Houston stated: “I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.”
Based on your knowledge of Texas history, why was Houston forced out of office?
Houston was loyal to Texas and believed that going to war against the United States would bring the state to ruin.
Which of the following best describes why women had more power and authority in Texas during the Civil War than before or after?
A. Women demanded compensation for their work on the home front.
B. Women were advised to take positions in government during the war.
C. Women were assumed to be in charge of businesses in the South.
D. Women held positions previously held by men, who had enlisted to fight in the Civil War.
D. Women held positions previously held by men, who had enlisted to fight in the Civil War.
During the Civil War, Texas was part of on the Confederate frontier. How did this make its role in the war unique?
As a frontier state, Texas defended the coastline and the border separating the Union from the Confederacy.
Confederate leaders William B. Franklin, Frederick Croker, and Richard W. Dowling have been credited for making the Second Battle of Sabine Pass the most one-sided ______ victory of the Civil War.
Confederate
How did the Texas economy change during the Reconstruction Era?
Landowners began relying on the practices of tenant farming and sharecropping.
Before the Civil War, only 25 percent of Texas families owned slaves. Yet most nineteenth-century Texans opposed any interference with the institution of slavery because —
they believed that slavery was necessary for continued economic growth of Texas.
What motivated Texas to be an active participant in the United States Civil War?
The belief that slavery was vital to the state's economy
Why was the Battle of Palmito Ranch during the Civil War notable?
It occurred a month after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Which of the following best describes how Texans viewed the issue of states' rights in the years leading up to the Civil War?
A. Texans believed the federal government should not settle issues of labor and land in Texas.
B. Texans believed that a weak federal government would not do enough for state interests.
C. Texans believed the federal government should settle issues of labor and land in Texas.
D. Texans believed that a strong federal government would always protect state interests.
A. Texans believed the federal government should not settle issues of labor and land in Texas.
Which factor was considered the biggest threat to the institution of slavery in Texas?
The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
In comparison of Population, Farm Acreage, Railway Milage, Manufacturing, Workers, and Banks' Stock Capital...the North had more resources than the South in every category except for _______.
farm acreage
Which Confederate general had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness?
John Bell Hood
The following statements best describes how slave crops affected the Texas economy.
Eastern regions in Texas depended on ______ produced by slaves.
cotton
What was the document that freed slaves in the South
Emancipation Proclamation