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Reconstruction, Cattle and Railroads

Quiz by Stephanie Cox

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is a problem Texas had after the Civil War?
    roads were left in ruins
    raising and equipping troops left us in debt
    none of the above
    our cities were burned down
    30s
  • Q2
    How did the Southerners get a pardon?
    swear an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy
    swear an oath of loyalty to England
    swear an oath of loyalty to the Union
    swear an oath of loyalty to the US
    30s
  • Q3
    How many people had to take an oath of loyalty?
    50 percent
    75 percent
    10 percent
    30 percent
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is one of the conditions the Confederate states had to meet to be readmitted?
    supply cotton for the entire nation
    pay fines
    swear loyalty to Lincoln
    nullify their act of secession
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is one of the conditions the Confederate states had to meet to be readmitted?
    make Mexico pay their debts
    acknowledge the US will not pay their debts
    none of the above
    pay all debts that the US previously paid for Texas
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is one of the conditions the Confederate states had to meet to be readmitted?
    ratify the Emancipation Proclamation
    ratify the 13th amendment
    promise to vote for Lincoln again
    free their slaves
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is a freedman?
    a formerly enslaved person
    a plantation owner
    a slave owner
    a person who voted to free the slaves
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the Freedman's Bureau?
    a group made to support the Union
    a group made to help freed people find jobs and helped sick and elderly/sick find clothes and food
    a group who voted for freedom for all people
    a group made to find jobs but only for Southerners
    30s
  • Q9
    What else did the Freedman's Bureau do?
    none of the above
    provide jobs for everyone
    give money to everyone in the North
    provide education for freed people
    30s
  • Q10
    What did the Constitution of 1866 NOT do?
    grant African Americans rights
    nullify the war debt
    nullify secession
    abolish slavery
    30s
  • Q11
    What were the black codes?
    none of the above
    gave women the right to vote
    laws that restricted the rights of freed people
    outlawed slavery
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following was a challenge Anglo American ranchers faced?
    cattle were too fat from too much food
    theft and drought
    stolen cattle
    too many people wanted to buy beef
    30s
  • Q13
    Why did cowboys refuse to use pistols?
    they did not have the bullets
    a shot could set off a dangerous stampede
    none of the above
    they used lassos to herd the cattle
    30s
  • Q14
    How did refrigeration affect Texas?
    none of the above
    ice did not have to be delivered
    animals did not have to be shipped live
    milk still had to be delivered
    30s
  • Q15
    How did the railroads affect the US?
    drew more settlers to the frontiers
    the cities grew smaller
    people went on vacation more
    30s

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