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1. We have just finished our unit on Texas in the Civil War & Reconstruction. What are two things you think we will study next? ~Get out your journal and something to write with~

2. 1. Which General wrote this? • To Confederate Military Headquarters: • This morning, the 1st of January, at 3 o’clock, I attacked the enemy’s fleet and garrison at this place and captured the latter and the steamer Harriet Lane, two barks, and a schooner of the former. The rest, some four or five in number, escaped…under cover of a flag of truce. I have about 600 prisoners and a large quantity of valuable stores, arms, etc. The Harriet Lane is very little [damaged]. She was carried by boarding from two high pressure cotton steamers, manned by Texas cavalry and artillery. John Bell Hood

3. 2. Why were the delegates of the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union? • They believed they were entitled to own slaves • They believed the Southern states would help their economy. • They believed that the Confederacy should have complete control of the government. • They believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions.

4. 3. Which headline best describes the era of Texas during the Civil War? • The Union must be preserved • Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens • We Must fight for Freedom in Mexico • Citizens divided on the Issue of Slavery

5. Current Texas Constitution adopted • Texas readmitted to the Union • Sam Houston removed as his governor • Civil War fought • Which sequence places the events above in the correct chronological order? • 1, 4, 3, 2 • 3, 4, 2, 1 • 3, 1, 4, 2 • 4, 3, 2, 1

6. 5. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere. • Which Texas holiday celebrates this announcement by the U.S. Army? • Juneteenth • Veteran’s Day • Thanksgiving Day • Texas Independence Day

7. 6. This battle was fought along the Rio Grande River.It was fought after the surrender of the Confederacy.There were no military conflicts associated with the Civil War after this battle. • Which battle is being described above? • Battle of Galveston • Battle of Palmito Ranch • Battle of Sabine Pass • Battle of Gonzales

8. 7. In what year did Texas join the Confederacy? • 1856 • 1859 • 1861 • 1865

9. 8. Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union? • They wanted Abraham Lincoln as president • They considered slavery vital to the economy • They disagreed with paying high federal taxes • They though the national government was influenced by Britain

10. 9. How was cotton production in Texas affected by the Civil War? • Production was unaffected by the war • Production steadily increased each decade in the late 1800s • Production increased before the war, but fell sharply in the decades that followed the war • Production declined during the war, but increased sharply in the decades that followed the war

11. 10. What was the effect of Sam Houston’s refusal to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederate States? • Texas did not secede from the Union • Sam Houston was removed as governor • Sam Houston was made general in the Union army • Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath

12. 11. How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War? • Women were allowed to vote • All men, regardless of race, were allowed to vote • All people were allowed to vote at the age of 21 • New citizens to the state were allowed to vote sooner

13. 12.Who is in charge of the funds provided for public education by the federal government? • State Legislature • Texas Public Education Commission • Texas Education Agency • District Superintendents

14. 13. What Constitution do we still follow in Texas? • 1866 • 1869 • 1876 • 1899

15. 14.What amendment abolished slavery? • 12th Amendment • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 15th Amendment

16. 15. Which amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed? • 12th Amendment • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 15th Amendment

17. 16. List the two economic causes of the Civil War. • Slavery and tariffs (taxes)

18. 17. List the two political causes of the Civil War. • State’s rights and Southern representation in the U.S. government.

19. 18. List one similarity of the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution. • Checks and balances, balance of powers, amendments (&Bill of Rights), etc.

20. 19. List one difference of the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution. • Texas = more rigid (structured) • Texas = has had many more (versions of)constitutions than that U.S. has • Texas = governor has much less power in Texas than the President has in the U.S.

21. 20.How many times has the current Texas Constitution been amended? • 27