Civil War Unit Test 2024

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America??

The 13th Amendment impacted Texas because it destroyed the economy that had once been dependent upon slavery.

What was the name of President Lincoln's declaration for freeing the slaves in rebelling states?

The purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to provide food, shelter and medical services.

During this battle, Confederate soldiers prevented Union forces from taking over parts of East Texas.

What did the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do when passed?

How did slavery influence Texas into joining the South in the Civil War?

During which battle did Confederate forces defeat the Union Navy in order to gain control of a coastal Texas city?

After the Batttle of Antietam, which of these sealed the fate of the South?

What was another name for a tax on imported goods that was also a leading cause of the Civil War?

Holiday celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day or freeing of enslaved people in Texas?

Who was the President of the United States of America during the Civil War?

Who was the top commander of the Union Army?

What was General Ulysses S Grant's strategy to defeat the South?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee was first asked to command the Union army and turned the offer down.

Who was the top commander of the Confederate Army?

The North favored the politics of the Republican Party and was anti-slavery.

What did the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do when passed?

All of the following are causes of the Civil War except:

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty..."

Becoming dependent upon sharecropping BEST describes agriculture in Texas AFTER the Civil War.

What battle split the Confederacy in two cutting off Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas from the rest of the South?

Former Confederates being denied the ability to serve in Congress is an example of

What did the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do when passed?

The North had agriculture, very few factories and the population was not very diverse.

Black Codes intensifying racial tensions after the Civil War is an example of

"I would save this Union if I could; but it is my deliberate impression that it cannot be done."

Which of these events caused Texas to secede from the Union?

During this battle, Confederate soldiers prevented Union forces from taking over parts of East Texas.

Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?

"If you go to war with the United States, you will never conquer her..."

Which battle was where the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the Confederate army regained control in 1862?

Where did Lee finally surrender to Grant, ending the Civil War?

What was Texas's primary role for the South supposed to be during the Civil War?

What was the name of the battle plan put together by General Winfield Scott?

Which issue was responsible for Texans joining the South in the Civil War?

Showing interest only for one's region of the country is called

The Civil War and Reconstruction years lasted from 1861 - 1877?

The final battle of the Civil War took place at Palmetto Ranch in South Texas and was after the peace treaty was signed.

The outlawing of slavery in the United States to an abolitionist is the same as

The Generals of the North were considered to be some of the finest in military history.

The Confederate states were known for all of these EXCEPT:

Battle considered to be the turning point of the Civil War, the Confederate Army had to retreat from its North invasion

Landowners rebuilding farms to produce cash crops is an example of

Which of these events was devastating to the South and proved to be the beginning of the end of the Confederacy?

What year did Texas secede from the Union?