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Civil War and Reconstruction Test Review—PRE-AP
1. In one phrase, describe the era of the civil war in Texas.
Citizens divided on the issue of slavery
2. Name four events that took place during this era in Texas and put them in the correct sequence of events.
a. Sam Houston removed as governor of Texas
b. Juneteenth
c. Texas readmitted to the Union
d. Current Texas Constitution adopted
3. In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?
1861
4. Why did some people in Texas want Texas to leave the union?
They considered slavery vital to the economy.
5. Explain how states’ rights helped lead to the Civil War.
Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions.
6. Name three characteristics of the Battle of Palmito Ranch.
a. The battle was fought along the Rio Grande.
b. It was fought after the Confederacy surrendered to the Union.
c. It is considered the last battle of the Civil War.
7. How did communication affect Texas during the Civil War?
Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks
after the end of the war.
8. How did Sam Houston feel about secession? How did Texas respond?
Houston did not want Texas to secede and made his beliefs clear. In response, Texas removed Houston as governor.
9. Which Confederate general fought at the battle of Galveston?
John B. Magruder
10. Define these principles of government: Separation of Powers and Popular Sovereignty.
11. What is the significance of June 19, 1865?
This is known as Juneteenth and it is when General Granger gave the announcement in Texas that all slaves were
free.
12. In 1876, Texas wrote a new state constitution. How did this document treat African-Americans?
African-American men were given the right to vote.
13. What year was the current state constitution adopted? (Hint: Look at the previous question)
1876
14. How did the constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War?
All men, regardless of race, were allowed to vote.
15. What event took place at Appomattox Courthouse?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Civil War came to an end.
16. Why was victory at Gettysburg so important to the north?
It is considered the turning point of the Civil War for the Union.
17. What role did slavery play in Texas’s decision to enter the Civil War?
Most Texans believed that Texas would lose money if slavery was outlawed.
18. List three supports of the Union and three supporters of the Confederacy.
a. Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
b. Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
c. Sam Houston
John Bell Hood
19. Who favored high tariffs?
North
20. Where was a majority of the American population living in during the Civil War?
Most people lived in the north.
21. Explain States’ Rights.
States felt that it was their right, and their right alone, to decide matters that went on inside the state. States’ rights
supporters did not want the federal government stepping in to make decisions. Most people who favored this lived
in the south.
22. List three effects of Reconstruction.
a. Freed male slaves gained the right to vote
b. Sharecropping became a new form of slavery
c. The southern states economy was ruined
23. What amendment ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment ended slavery.
24. Who were abolitionists and where did most of them live?
People who were anti-slavery were called abolitionists and most lived in the north.