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Unit 8 Test Review
Test will be Friday January 31
1. Which headline BEST describes the era of Texas during the Civil War?
A The Union Must Be Preserved
C We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
B Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
D Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery
2. places the events in the correct chronological order
1.
2.
3.
4.
Current Texas Constitution adopted
Texas readmitted to the Union
Sam Houston removed as governor
Civil War fought
3. In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?
4. Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the
Union?
5. How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?
6. Which battle is being described?
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.
7. What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear the oath?
8. Which democratic principle of the Texas Constitution reflects the will of the people?
F separation of powers
H. checks and balances
G federalism
J. popular sovereignty
9. Which Confederate general commanded the forces that were victorious in this
attack?
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.
A John Reagan
—Galveston, Texas, January 1, 1863
Source: Official Records of the War Rebellion, vol 15
B Thomas Green
C John Bell Hood
D John B. Magruder
10. Cotton production ___________________ during the Civil War, but
__________________ sharply in the decades that followed the war.
11. Define separation of powers-
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Unit 8 Test Review
Test will be Friday January 31
12. Which Texas holiday celebrates free slaves?
13. True or False: Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the
emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the end of the war.
14. Which freedom is guaranteed by this section of the Texas Constitution?
No man shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain
any ministry against his consent. —Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Texas
F freedom of speech
G freedom of religion
H. Freedom of assembly
J freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
15. The growth of the population __________________during the war, but
_____________________ rapidly in the decades after the war.
16. True or False: The Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court can declare
a law unconstitutional.
17. Who was: · General in the Confederate Army· 19th Governor of Texas· President of
Texas A&M University
18. True or False: The Constitution of 1876 expanded voting rights in Texas after the Civil War by
not allowing all men, regardless of race, the right to vote.
19. Which government includes these responsibilities as part of its primary functions.
Provide police and fire protection* Provide emergency medical services* Construct sewer
and water lines* Inspect structures for health and safety* Establish zoning rules for
construction
national
state
county
city
20. True or False: Property and sales taxes help fund the state and local governments
in Texas?
21. Which government institution consists of elected officials and provides standards and
policies for education in Texas?
A Texas Bar Association
B State Board of Education
C Texas Education Agency
D Comptroller of Public Accounts
22. Which rights are being guaranteed by this section of the Texas Constitution?
1. the right to notification of court proceedings;2. the right to be present at all public court
proceedings related to the offense;3. the right to confer with a representative of the
prosecutor's office;4. the right to restitution; and 5. the right to information about the
conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused.
-Article I, Section 30b of the
Constitution of the State of Texas