Week 19-22 Flashcards
What is the meaning of Constituion?
Set of written rules
In 1845 Texas needed a new set of written rules because______
it had just became a part of the United States of America
Why was Jose Antonio Navarro selected to help write the new constitution?
People respected him
Causes of the Mexican War?
Mexico believed TX still belonged to them.
Mexico refused to sell the land to the US.
Mexico and the US didn’t agree on boundary lines.
President Polk declared Mexico had invaded the US.
What does the word ‘skirmish’ mean?
a small battle
Some Texans wanted to give land to soldiers in order to _________
encourage men to fight against the Mexicans
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ___________
Gave the United States a great deal of land.
What does the statement “few people are shocked” mean?
they are not surprised
At the end of the article “Jane McManus Cazneau: War Correspondent” _____________
Jane is still a hero to many people
Jake’s family didn’t bring the piano along because
it would not fit on the wagon
Why did the family from Tennessee turn around and go back home?
The trip had been harder than they thought it would be.
When Jake’s family crossed the river the reader can tell that Ma _____.
is concerned about their safety
The author of “Texas in the Civil War” organizes the story by____.
explaining main ideas about Texas during the Civil War and supporting those ideas with details.
What does the word plantation mean?
A very large farm.
After Lincoln was elected president of the United States, Southerners were afraid that _________.
a law might be passed to end slavery.
True or False? Most Texans wanted to help the war cause.
True
When the article states that Mollie “put her life on the line” this means she__________
could have been in danger.
Why didn’t the Union soldiers think Mollie was a spy?
Her disguise was believable.
Paragraph 1 in “Comparing North and South Economies” was mainly about _________
how people in different parts of the United States made money.
Paragraph 3 in “The best day of my life” is mainly about________
how Mr. Smith explained the slaves were free
How does mama probably feel as soon as she learns the news of their freedom?
happy
Mama and Sally haven’t seen Papa in a long time because_____.
he works on another plantation
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important to people in the United States?
It ended slavery in the United States.
What does the word reconstruction mean?
To build again
Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?
to help freed slaves improve their lives.
The reader can tell that Edmund Davis _________.
was not liked by many people.
True or False? Matthew Gaines organize a voters’ registration meeting.
True
How can you tell that Matthew was not happy as a slave?
When he was sold again at the age of 23, Matthew tried to escape again.
