Civil War Test Review

On March 2, 1861 Texas was the 7th state to secede from the Union

Union attempt to invade northeastern Texas but resulted in Confederate victory

Name of government given to the 11 southern seceding states

A requirement of military service

To formally withdraw from an organized body

Who is Robert E. Lee?

Rules by armed forces

Limits the powers of the Federal government

Which of the following is not a way Texas contributed to the South during the Civil War? 

Who is Ulysses S. Grant

Gettysburg was the turning point of the war; Saratoga could've been considered a turning point

Which of the following is not a strategy used by the North during the Civil War?

Battle in which Union forces failed to invade Texas at Galveston Island?

Who is Jefferson Davis?

New Mexico was a successful Confederate goal?

The civil war ruined the economy

Court case that ruled African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court

Which battle was the last land battle of the Civil War?

People who want to stay in the Union and work out differences over slavery?

What two strategies were used by the South during the Civil War?

Same Houston was removed from office because he refused to take the Oath of Allegiance 

Two biggest advantages of Union 

Which of the following is not a division that arose between the North and the south

Tactic used in the south that withheld cotton shipments to other nations until the offered aid

Name the biggest advantage of the Confederacy during the Civil War

Gettysburg was a turning point in the war; Antietam could've been considered a turning point

Who is Henry H. Sibley?

2nd highest ranking officer in the Confederate Army

Act passed for Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery

Why did most of the fighting of the Civil War not occur in Texas?

A military unit made up approx. 1,000 soldiers

Battle near Louisiana and Texas border the resulted in a Confederate Victory?

Approx 27,000 lives were lost in the Civil War

Who is Richard Dowling?