Which of the following arguments best explains Texas’s decision to join the Confederacy during the Civil War?(1 point)
Responses
Texas joined the Confederacy because it was also a proslavery state.
Texas joined the Confederacy because it was also a proslavery state.
Geography was the most important issue when determining Texas's decision to join the Confederacy.
Geography was the most important issue when determining Texas's decision to join the Confederacy.
Texas joined the Confederacy because it was an antislavery state.
Texas joined the Confederacy because it was an antislavery state.
Texas refused to participate in the Civil War because it was not a state.
The best explanation for Texas's decision to join the Confederacy during the Civil War is that Texas joined the Confederacy because it was also a proslavery state.
The significance of Dred Scott v. Sanford is that the Supreme Court decision determined that just because an enslaved person reached a free state, they were not legally free.
The statement that best explains the original significance of Juneteenth is that it commemorates the arrival of the Union army in Texas and the announcement that enslaved people were free.
The effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Union's ability to fight the Civil War was that it allowed the Union Army to recruit Black soldiers into the military.
What caused the Texas Troubles?(1 point)
Responses
the rumor of enslaved people revolting in Texas and unexplained fires in the region
the rumor of enslaved people revolting in Texas and unexplained fires in the region
the rumor of attacks on areas along the Mexico-Texas border
the rumor of attacks on areas along the Mexico-Texas border
the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 that led to an increase in escaped enslaved people
the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 that led to an increase in escaped enslaved people
John Brown’s attack on Harper’s Ferry
What is the significance of Dred Scott v. Sanford?(1 point)
Responses
The Supreme Court decision determined that the southern border of Texas would be at the Rio Grande.
The Supreme Court decision determined that the southern border of Texas would be at the Rio Grande.
The Supreme Court decision determined that Kansas would be a free state.
The Supreme Court decision determined that Kansas would be a free state.
The Supreme Court decision determined that just because an enslaved person reached a free state, they were not legally free.
The Supreme Court decision determined that just because an enslaved person reached a free state, they were not legally free.
The Supreme Court decision abolished the Underground Railroad.
Which statement best explains the original significance of Juneteenth?(1 point)
Responses
Juneteenth commemorates the signing of the Confederacy’s surrender at Appomattox.
Juneteenth commemorates the signing of the Confederacy’s surrender at Appomattox.
Juneteenth commemorates the civil rights movement’s push for equality.
Juneteenth commemorates the civil rights movement’s push for equality.
Juneteenth commemorates the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Juneteenth commemorates the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of the Union army in Texas and the announcement that enslaved people were free.
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Union’s ability to fight the Civil War?(1 point)
Responses
It caused massive revolts of enslaved people in Confederate states as they sought freedom.
It caused massive revolts of enslaved people in Confederate states as they sought freedom.
It did not have any effect on the Union’s ability to fight the Civil War.
It did not have any effect on the Union’s ability to fight the Civil War.
It caused European nations, such as Great Britain, to side with the Confederacy.
It caused European nations, such as Great Britain, to side with the Confederacy.
It allowed the Union Army to recruit Black soldiers into the military.