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TEXAS in the Civil War
TEXAS in the Civil War
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1
The Civil War began when _____ soldiers attacked Ft. Sumter in South Carolina
Confederate
North
Union
Texan
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Because there wasn't much cloth in the South, women made a woven, loose-fitting fabric called
wool
cotton
quinine
homespun
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Confederate who became governor in 1861
Abraham Lincoln
John Reagan
Sam Houston
Edward Clark
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Why did Sam Houston refuse allegiance to the Confederate States of America?
He opposed slavery and wanted it abolished
He believed that as governor he should remain neutral
He thought the Confederacy would never win the Civil War
He felt this oath violated the U.S. Constitution
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foreign ships used this port to avoid the Union blockade
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Matamoros, Mexico
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Texan governor who opposed secession
John Reagan
Edward Clark
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
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President of the Confederacy
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Edward Clark
Abraham Lincoln
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How did the Ordinance of Secession justify Texas’s break from the U.S.?
It said the gov was trying to interfere with Texas interests
Sovereign states could leave the U.S. with Congress approval
It stated that many residents were from other countries
Texas depended on slavery & Lincoln wanted to abolish it
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Confederate general who officially surrendered all Confederate forces in Texas?
John Bell Hood
Thomas Green
Edmund Kirby Smith
John Magruder
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This was the site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
Montgomery
Ft. Sumter
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This was the second capital of the Confederacy and chief objective of Union armies
Appomattox
Vicksburg
Richmond
Montgomery
12
Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?
They wanted to establish a valuable supply line to Texas
They wanted to break the blockade.
prevent the Confederate use of the Mexican port of Matamoros
They wanted to build a powerful fort on Brazos Island
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Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?
They wanted to protect Northern factories
They wanted economic protection for Southern manufacturers
High tariffs = higher cost to purchase imported products
Southerners opposed all forms of taxation
14
President Johnson appointed who to be governor of Texas at the end of the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Thomas Green
Sam Houston
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Why did two-thirds of Civil War soldiers die from disease or infection?
Army camps were extremely dirty, and food supplies were poor
Armies tended to be small, so there was not many casualties
Doctors specialized in the wrong medical fields
Most available antibiotics were being used to treat slaves
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In 1861 delegates from the seceded states met at the ________ to form the Confederacy?
Fort Sumter
Appomattox courthouse
Montgomery Convention
Richmond Convention
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Texan who served as postmaster general of the Confederacy
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
John Reagan
Stephen F. Austin
18
In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?
the abolishment of slavery
the spread of slavery into new territories
the annexation of Texas into the United States
the continuation of tariffs &protection of northern industry
19
Which of the following was true of Galveston in the Civil War?
captured by the Union in 1862 & destroyed by Union troops
captured by theUnion in 1862& later recaptured by the Confed
It was part of the Confederacy throughout the war
captured by Union in 1862 & stayed in Union hands
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What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?
A majority opposed it
A majority supported it
Most supported Houston
Most remained neutral
