What was the document that President Lincoln signed that freed all slaves but those in the Border States?
What is Emancipation Proclamation
100
The North goes to public school this is an example of
a) Political
b) Economy
c) Social
d) Intelligence
What is d) intelligence
100
Who was the first elected president of the Republic of Texas?
What is Sam Houston
200
Which branch of the government makes/passes laws?
What is legislative
200
What does the term maverick mean?
What is a cattle or horse that is not branded free if you may
200
When did the Civil War start?
What is 1861
200
The South had slaves this is an example of which PERSIA topic?
What is Social
200
How did railroads change trade in Texas?
What is goods could be traded over longer distances, faster, easier, and cheaper
300
Which branch of the government has courts?
What is judicial
300
What were the black codes and what did they do?
What is they forced blacks to do specific things. They forced them to work, they were arrested if they were idle, and they weren't allowed to sit on a jury.
300
The main purpose of the Civil War was to.......
a) abolish slavery and join the South back with the North
b) abolish slavery
c) join the North back with the South
d) join the South back with the North
What is answer choice A
300
The South had hot and humid weather. Which PERSIA+G topic relates to this?
What is Geography (G)
300
Which Texas official, in the Republic of Texas, is known as ”Father of Texas Education?”
What is Mirabeau Lamar
400
Who could vote in Texas and the US before the war?
What is white males
400
What is sectionalism?
What is when a region of a country makes decisions based on what is right for that region, rather than what is right for the whole country.
400
Were slaves considered property or citizens before the war?
What is property
400
The North had organized churches. This is an example of which PERSIA+ G topic?
a) G
b) E
c) R
d) S
What is answer choice C
400
Which Republic of Texas president helped Texas become annexed into the U.S.? He was also the last president of Texas.
What is Anson Jones
500
What invention, by Eli Whitney, separated the seeds from cotton?
What is The Cotton Gin
500
What is a Republic?
What is a government where citizens elect people to make laws for them.
500
When did the Civil War end?
What is 1865
500
The North manufactured bullets and guns. This an example of which PERSIA + G topic?
What is Economy
500
What were 4 goals for Lamar during his presidency?
What is expand Texas into an empire, create public schools, get rid of indians, and make the armed forces bigger and stronger.