How did the battle of Vicksburg affect TX?

Split the Confederacy in two, isolating TX

What was the most significant advantage of the Union during the Civil War?

Stronger industrialized economy producing more weapons

How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect TX?

It freed TX slaves if it should be defeated by the Union

How did the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence sectionalism before the Civil War

Inspired huge numbers of people to join the abolitionist

Juneteenth is a celebration of...

The abolition of slavery in Texas, and nation-wide

How did the 13th Amendment affect the future of Texas?

It abolished slavery through all of Texas

The 10th Amendment is used to justify...

The power of states to govern themselves

How did the 14th Amendment affect the future of Texas?

It kept Texas from denying citizenship to African-Americans

How did the Union's Anaconda Plan directly affect Texas?

It prevented Texas from using port cities to export goods

What was a major advantage of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

Better trained combat generals and military officers

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1
The first sate to secede from the US?
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
South Carolina
2
This government action allowed TX to join the US as a slave state, Cal joined as a free state
The Election of 1860
Compromise of 1850
Harper's Ferry Raid
Kansas-Nebraska Act
3
How did the battle of Vicksburg affect TX?
Split the Confederacy in two, isolating TX
It prevented TX from joining the Confedercy
It was the deadliest battle ever fought in TX
All of the above
4
Why did Texas join join the confederacy?
To maintain the supremacy of state power over national
to unite wit southern states more similar to TX
All of the above
to maintain the practice of slavery in TX
5
What was the most significant advantage of the Union during the Civil War?
Better trained combat generals and military officers
All of the above
Better local knowledge and understanding of the land
Stronger industrialized economy producing more weapons
6
Which national political party was formed on the basis of wanting to abolish slavery?
All of the above
Republicans
Whigs
Democrats
7
who led violent acts against slave owners in Kansas, then organized the Harper's Ferry Raid?
Harriet Beecher Srowe
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Robert E Lee
8
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect TX?
Required TX to donate soldiers and supplies to the Union
Required TX to donate soldiers and supplies to the Confed.
Texas became an independent Republic during the war
It freed TX slaves if it should be defeated by the Union
9
How did the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence sectionalism before the Civil War
Inspired people to leave the cities and move to the wild
Strengthened the desire to protect the rights of state govs
Inspired many people to reject abolitionism
Inspired huge numbers of people to join the abolitionist
10
Juneteenth is a celebration of...
The day the Civil War officially ended
Texas's victory at the Battle of Antietam
The day Texas was readmitted to the Union
The abolition of slavery in Texas, and nation-wide
11
How did the 13th Amendment affect the future of Texas?
It prevented Texas from trading with foreign countries
It prevented Texas from voting in Presidential elections
It abolished slavery through all of Texas
It took away the property and wealth of many slave owners
12
The 10th Amendment is used to justify...
The power of the President to enforce laws and policy
The need to abolish slavery nation wide
The freedom of speech and religion
The power of states to govern themselves
13
How did the 14th Amendment affect the future of Texas?
It kept Texas from doing any future harm to Native Americans
It kept Texas from denying citizenship to African-Americans
It resulted in Sam Houston losing his election for governor
It forced Texas to surrender its army and rejoin the Union
14
How did the Union's Anaconda Plan directly affect Texas?
It destroyed most of the railroads and factories in Texas
It prevented Texas from using port cities to export goods
It inspired the Union to ignore Texas during most of the war
It brought Texas under Union control in the 1st years of war
15
What was a major advantage of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
A powerful navy with stronger control of coastal port cities
A large population with higher numbers of volunteer soldiers
Better trained combat generals and military officers
Better military tools and technology

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