📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question by filling in the circle.

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer

Instructions: Answer each question in 2-3 complete sentences.

📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

Instructions: Complete each sentence with the correct term or phrase.

📋 Answer Key

Instructions:

Below are the answers to the quiz questions.

Questions:

1. What year did Texas secede from the Union?
2. Who was the governor of Texas who opposed secession?
3. Which battle was the last major Civil War battle fought in Texas?
4. What was the main reason Texas joined the Confederacy?
5. When did news of emancipation reach Texas?
6. What is Juneteenth?
7. Explain why Sam Houston was removed from office as governor of Texas.
8. Describe the significance of the Battle of Sabine Pass for Texas during the Civil War.
9. What challenges did Texas face during Reconstruction?
10. How did the end of slavery affect the economy of Texas?
11. The _________________ was the period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt and rejoined the Union.
12. Texas was readmitted to the Union in the year __________.
13. The _________________ were laws passed to restrict the rights of freed slaves after the Civil War.
14. General _________________ announced the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865.

Answer Key:

1. 1861
2. Sam Houston
3. Battle of Palmito Ranch
4. To protect slavery
5. June 19, 1865
6. The day slavery ended in Texas
7. Sam Houston was removed from office due to his opposition to secession and refusal to support the Confederacy.
8. The Battle of Sabine Pass was significant as it was a Confederate victory that helped to secure Texas from Union invasion.
9. Texas faced economic hardship, political instability, and social challenges during Reconstruction.
10. The Reconstruction Era
11. 1870
12. Black Codes
13. General Gordon Granger