Unit 7 Civil War Test Review

Unit 7 Civil War Test Review

Test on Friday, February 24 2017

1. The following characteristics describe who? Lawrence Sullivan Ross____

General in the Confederate Army
19th Governor of Texas
President of Texas A&M

2. How do the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court check the power of the legislature? _They can declare laws unconstitutional______

3. How did communication systems during the Civil War influence Texas? Fighting continued after the war had ended______

4. What is Juneteenth?
the day the slaves celebrated their new freedom______

5. What is separation of powers? The government being divided into 3 branches_____

6. Who was the commander at the Battle of Galveston? John B. Magruder____

7. What was the effect of Sam Houston refusing to take the oath to Texas? _He was removed as governor______

8. What battle is being described below? _Battle of Palmito Ranch______

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.

9. How did the issue of States’ Rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War? _Confederate States believed the federal government should not be allowed to intervene in state decisions______

10. In what year did Texas join the Confederacy? _1861______

11. Put these events in order: 3, 2, 1, 4______

1. Texas readmitted to the Union
2. Civil War fought
3. Sam Houston removed as governor
4. Current Texas Constitution adopted

12. In what city was the Confederate States of America formed? _Montgomery, Alabama______

13. Where did Robert E Lee surrender at? _Appomattox Courthouse, Virignia____

14. Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought? _Fort Sumter, South Carolina – The confederates attacked Union troops______

15. Where was the second capital of the Confederacy and chief objective of Union armies? Richmond, Virginia______

16. What were the Congressional Reconstruction requirements for Texas? Ratify the 13th amendment, ratify the 14th amendment, Pass a new constitution, white men pledge an oath to not support the Confederacy______

17. What year did Reconstruction begin in Texas? _1865______

18. Who did Andrew Johnson appoint as Provisional governor of Texas at the end of the Civil War? _Andrew Jackson Hamilton______

19. Where did most of the slavery occur at in Texas? _South and East______