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Transcript
Chapter 15-16
Texas History Review
Questions and Answers
What is the forced
enrollment of people
into military service?
Conscription
What was the period in
which new governments
were organized in the
Southern States after the
Civil War?
Reconstruction
What did the
proclamation that General
Granger issued on June
19, 1865 say?
All enslaved people
were free
What is the meaning of
nullify?
Cancel
What was the purpose of
the Freedman’s Bureau?
Assisted newly freed
African Americans in the
South
How long was it before
many African Americans
learned of emancipation?
2 years
What were some of the
problems during
Reconstruction?
Money scarce
Many African Americans
were without food or shelter
Differences between North
and South continued
What 2 amendments did
the Texas legislature refuse
to ratify?
13th and 14th
Amendments
What were the provisions
of the 13th and 14th
Amendments?
Freed the slaves and
gave them citizenship
What is the meaning of
ratify?
Approve
What were black codes?
Laws limiting the rights of
African Americans after the
Civil War
Who pushed for stricter
standards for admitting
the Southern states back
into the Union?
Radical Republicans
What oath did Southerners
have to take before they
could vote?
Ironclad Oath
What did most former
Confederates think about
the Radical Reconstruction
Plan?
Too harsh
The Senate failed by one
vote to convict President
Johnson; he remained
President but what
happened to his influence?
Lost most of his
influence
What were white
southerners who
supported reconstruction
called?
Scalawags
What were northerners who
came South during
Reconstruction called?
Carpetbaggers
What political party used
violence and threats to
prevent African Americans
from voting?
Democratic
On March 30, 1870 what
proclamation did President
Ulysses S. Grant sign?
Proclamation ending
Reconstruction in Texas
What political party were
African Americans most
likely to support?
Republican
Texas had largely been
spared the destruction
suffered by __________
Most of the South during
the Civil War
The Emancipation
Proclamation of 1863 did
what?
Freed slaves in
Confederate states
Who set strict standards for
admitting Southern states
back into the Union?
Radical Republicans
How many Texans served
in the Confederate
military?
60,000
Despite Union blockades of
its ports, Texans continued
to ship cotton to Europe
through where?
Mexico
Why did the Union want
to gain control of
Galveston?
It was an important port
From what city did Union
forces launch an invasion of
Texas?
New Orleans
What battle ended Union
plans to launch a major
campaign against Texas?
Battle of Sabine Pass
What sacrifices were the
Texans forced to make
during the war?
Wore homespun clothes,
used coffee substitutes and
tea,
stopped publishing
newspapers,
did without medicines and
hospital supplies
What were some of jobs
women held during the Civil
War?
Worked on farms, were
nurses, made uniforms,
taught, became
shopkeepers and drivers
Where was the last battle
of the Civil War?
Palmito Ranch
The North’s victory in the
Civil War meant
________
The Union was preserved
How many people died as
a result of the Civil War?
More than 600,000