POSC 2306 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Who were allowed to vote under the TX Constitution of 1876 and who weren't? -
Answer- White & Black men could vote. Women, Natives, Idiots, felons, & lunatics could
not vote.
Characteristics of the Constitution of 1876. - Answer- Restrict taxes & state spending,
limited power of governor & legislature. Established plural executives.
Which Candidate for President in 1860 received zero votes in Texas? - Answer-
Abraham Lincoln
Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer- Regulated railroads
& oil, expanded public education, improved child labor laws, efforts at
prohibition/women's suffrage, electric chair replaced hanging.
More Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer- Reforms for
prisons, whipping was restricted & State sanitation, parole laws were created.
Even More Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer-
Robertson Insurance law, poll tax, disease control.
Education reforms in the early 20th Century. - Answer- Fund increase for public
schools, effort to improve rural schools, better standards for teachers, attendance laws.
Justifications for Secession from the Union at Texas 1861 Secessionist Convention. -
Answer- States rights fear of abolition.
What was Sam Houston's reason for refusing Lincoln's offer of 5,000 troops to put down
secession? - Answer- Huston refused citing democracy, defense of slavery.
The events of June 19th 1865 - Answer- All slaves free, declared by the U.S. Army in
Galveston.
Presidential Reconstruction under President Andrew Johnson. - Answer- Seceded
states must declare secession null & void.
-Debt accumulated while fighting, war was to be canceled.
-Seceded states must accept the 13th amendment.
-Persons must take a loyalty oath to participate in U.S. government.
AND ANSWERS
Who were allowed to vote under the TX Constitution of 1876 and who weren't? -
Answer- White & Black men could vote. Women, Natives, Idiots, felons, & lunatics could
not vote.
Characteristics of the Constitution of 1876. - Answer- Restrict taxes & state spending,
limited power of governor & legislature. Established plural executives.
Which Candidate for President in 1860 received zero votes in Texas? - Answer-
Abraham Lincoln
Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer- Regulated railroads
& oil, expanded public education, improved child labor laws, efforts at
prohibition/women's suffrage, electric chair replaced hanging.
More Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer- Reforms for
prisons, whipping was restricted & State sanitation, parole laws were created.
Even More Progressive Reforms in Texas in the Early 20th Century. - Answer-
Robertson Insurance law, poll tax, disease control.
Education reforms in the early 20th Century. - Answer- Fund increase for public
schools, effort to improve rural schools, better standards for teachers, attendance laws.
Justifications for Secession from the Union at Texas 1861 Secessionist Convention. -
Answer- States rights fear of abolition.
What was Sam Houston's reason for refusing Lincoln's offer of 5,000 troops to put down
secession? - Answer- Huston refused citing democracy, defense of slavery.
The events of June 19th 1865 - Answer- All slaves free, declared by the U.S. Army in
Galveston.
Presidential Reconstruction under President Andrew Johnson. - Answer- Seceded
states must declare secession null & void.
-Debt accumulated while fighting, war was to be canceled.
-Seceded states must accept the 13th amendment.
-Persons must take a loyalty oath to participate in U.S. government.
