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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 14

Civil War & Reconstruction

Secession, Juneteenth and rebuilding

What your child practices

Texas's secession (its declaration of causes named slavery), the Civil War in Texas, Juneteenth in Galveston and Reconstruction. Told factually and neutrally.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 4.4(A); 4.14(D) · the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas, and the origins of Juneteenth

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Texas left the Union in 1861, and its declaration named slavery as a cause.
  2. The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.
  3. On June 19, 1865, freedom was announced in Galveston: Juneteenth. Reconstruction followed.

Example: What does Juneteenth remember? It happened on June 19, 1865, in Galveston. Enslaved people were told they were free. Answer: freedom announced to enslaved people in Texas

Civil War & Reconstruction in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 6 of 14 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Republic to Statehood and before Cattle, Rails & the Frontier.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    In 1861, Texas left the United States and joined…

    • the Confederate States of America
    • Spain
    • Mexico
    • France

  2. Question 2

    The Texas Constitution still used today was adopted in…

    • 1876
    • 1845
    • 1836
    • 1901

  3. Question 3

    The Civil War was fought from…

    • 1914 to 1918
    • 1776 to 1783
    • 1836 to 1845
    • 1861 to 1865

  4. Question 4

    Texas's declaration of the causes of secession said the main reason was…

    • protecting slavery
    • the state song
    • building railroads
    • the price of oil

  5. Question 5

    During Reconstruction, African American men in Texas…

    • lived in Spain
    • were not allowed to vote at all
    • ran the Confederate army
    • voted and were elected to the Texas Legislature

  6. Question 6

    How did the Civil War affect the Texas economy?

    • Texas became very rich
    • nothing changed
    • Money lost value and many people were poor afterward
    • Texas built many factories

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