Government Clauses
Cause and Effect
Who dis is?
Win the Battle
Reconstruction
100
A student writes an article criticizing a new school rule. The school cannot punish the student just for expressing this opinion. Which right is being protected?
A. Trial by jury
B. Protection from sales tax
C. Freedom of speech
D.Right to bear arms
What is C? Freedom of Speech
100
The main cause of the Civil War was over the issue of
A. Assassinations
b. Wealth
C. Territory
D. Slavery
What is D slavery?
100
This person issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Battle where Texas Confederates captured 2 Union ships and defeated hundreds of Union soldiers on a river
a. Battle of Galveston
b. Battle of Sabine Pass
c. Battle of Palmito Ranch
d. Battle of Fort Sumter
What is the Battle of Sabine Pass?
100
Hindered African American civil rights
A. Black Codes
B. Missouri Compromise
C. Sharecropping
D. Civil War
What is A Black Codes?
200
This principle is shown when a constitution limits what the government is allowed to do
A. Federalism
B. Limited government
C. Republicanism
D. Popular sovereignty
What is B Limited Government
200
North had this type of economy
a. Black Codes
b. Sharecropping
c. Industrial
d. Agricultural
What is C industrial?
200
This person refused to take the oath to the Confederacy
a. Stephen F Austin
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Sam Houston
d. Robert E. Lee
Who is Sam Houston?
200
Battle where Texas regained a port by using cotton clads
a. Battle of Galveston
b. Battle of Sabine Pass
c. Battle of Palmito Ranch
d. Battle of Fort Sumter
What is Battle of Galveston?
200
Day the slaves were freed in Texas
a. Sharecropper
b. January 6, 2020
C. Fourth of July
d. Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth?
300
Give one difference between the Texas Constitution and US Constitution
Tx: The Texas Constitution is longer and more detailed, easy to change, 500 amendments
US: The U.S. Constitution is shorter and more general, hard to change, 27 amendments
300
The Confederacy had a hard time selling and shipping cotton due to...
What is the Union Blockade?
300
Explain what Lincoln means by "We must preserve the Union"
What is saving the United States by allowing south the rejoin the Union?
300
Describe was makes the Battle of Palmito Ranch special
What is the last battle of the Civil War that came AFTER it ended?
300
Agriculture in South AFTER the war depended on....
(vocabulary word)
What is Sharecropping?
400
Name one Municipal role, County role, and State Role
Municipal: Mayor / City Council, City Manager, City Police / Fire / EMS, Public Works / Utilities, Code Enforcement / Zoning
County: County Judge + Commissioners Court, Sheriff, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, County Roads/Services
State: Governor, Legislature, Courts/Judges, DPS/ State Troopers, Schools, Highways
400
The election of Abraham Lincoln led to this...
What is South secession and Confederates States of America formed?
400
This group helped African Americans obtain their rights and opportunities AFTER the Civil War
What is Freedmen's Bureau?
400
Fort Sumter marked the...
What is the start of the Civil War?
400
Describe the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment
What is 13th abolished slavery, 14th gave citizenship, and 15th gave right to vote to African Americans?
500
Name the 2 levels of government are directly involved in this situation:
A new warehouse is proposed inside city limits, but it may violate zoning rules. The city denies the permit, and the company sues—arguing the rule is unfair.
City (municipal) because zoning/permits are city functions, and State because state courts/judges interpret laws and settle the lawsuit.
500
Name one way the Texas contributed to the Civil War through Economics, Military and Socially
Economics- due to union blockade, Confederates used other materials to replace cotton, prisoners made materials for soldiers
Military- had many fight for Confederacy including Texas Brigade (Hood's Brigade), also had few fight for Union
Socially- women managed farms, businesses while men were fighting. Some went to battles to do laundry and some even fought in battle pretending to be men
500
Name the 2 main generals for Union and Confederacy
Who is Robert E Lee (Confederacy) and Ulysses S Grant (Union)
500
Explain 2 advantages the Union had over the Confederacy
What is more industry, more population, more railroads?
500
Name 3 different forms of Black codes
What are vagrancy laws, the convict lease system, sharecropping, apprenticeship laws, literacy tests, and poll taxes?