Texas History Benchmark review

15th Amendment

What is the location of the last battle of the Civil War?

When Texas succeeded from the Union, who was governor of Texas?

Which of the following was a reason the Union didn't want to annex Texas in 1837?

Who was President during the Council House Fight and Chief Bowles and the Cherokee?

Which of the following helped lead Texas to annexation?

Republic of Texas Presidents in order

Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction and took advantage of southerners

Which was NOT a cause of the US Civil War?

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

Which of the following was the second highest ranking general in the Confederate Army?

What invention increased available farming land in Texas?

Which president fought with the Native Americans in Texas?

Texas entered the Union as the _________th state.

13th Amendment

Who received more share of the crops, the landowner or the sharecropper?

How long was a presidents term?

As settlers moved West during the late 1800's, which crop became important in Texas?

This famous Texan successfully developed the Confederate plans to retake Galveston during the Civil War

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

Where did the south surrender to General Ulysses s. Grant resulting in splitting the Confederacy in two?

Manifest Destiny was a big reason people in the U.S. wanted the annexation of Texas because -

What side won the Civil War?

What was the purpose for the Union blockade of the Confederate coastline?

Which president got Texas Annexed with America?

Why did Sam Houston refuse to take an oath of allegiance of the Confederate States of America.

Texas faced many consequences after the Civil War. Which of the following was not one of them.

What was the Second most popular crop in Texas?

Southerner who supported reconstruction was known as what?

The President of the Confederate States of American was which of the following?

Which statement is true about Anson Jones?

Which of the following events occurred last?

What was the time frame of the Republic of Texas?

What was the last battle of the Civil War?

Reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War had to do with all the following EXCEPT:

Taxes on imported goods is called what?

Who was the President on the Union?

What city did Lamar make the Capital of Texas Republic?

What were the main causes of the Civil War?

Which of the following was not a major trail in Texas?

Where did Sam Houston have the Capital of Texas Republic?

To approve a law, treaty, constitution or similar political document is called what?

Which Civil War battle was considered the turning point because General Lee was on defensive for remainder of the war?

Which presidents were friends with the Native Americans

This person became the main spokesman and peacetime leader of the Native Americans in Texas.

Which of the following men would be part of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame?

Placing the interest of one's own region over those of the nation as a whole was referred to as?

The Texas troops that became a lead unit in the Army of Northern Virginia and known as Robert E, Lee's finest soldiers

Texas had consecutive terms.

Define: Manifest Destiny

Which of the following is a reason the Texas Republic faced financial difficulties.

What was the result when Texas voted on secession in 1861?

The U.S. Civil war occurred between the years of

The goal of the abolitionist movement was to do what?

Largest group of European settlers in Texas?

Who is known as the father of education?

Did Texas join the Union or Confederacy?

What did Emancipation Proclamation declare?

A loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

The Texas Rangers were used during the years of the Republic for what purpose?

14th Amendment

Which side had more men and more supplies in the Civil War?

The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. Who issued the order?

The advantages of the south over the north during the civil war included which of the following?

Which of the following is an economic difference between the north and south?