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

He took the oath to the U.S. and would not go against it

Why was Andrew Jackson Hamilton considered a hero in the North?

He was a Southerner who backed Union against slavery

Why did the Union decide to blockade the Confederate coastline?

To prevent the south from exporting cotton to Europe

Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?

to prevent Confederate use of port of Matamoros

Why did the union want to capture Sabine Pass?

to have access to main land Texas

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

All slaves in the confederacy were free

What did the Confederacy do to meet the ongoing need for soldiers?

Passed the Conscription Act-a draft-men served 2 years

Which statement is true regarding Southern vigilante groups?

they illegally arrested those who supported the Union

Why did African Americans in Texas support the Union cause?

They thought a Northern win would free them

What was the Conscription Act?

a forced enrollment in the military

Why was Brownsville captured?

to stop shipping cotton to Europe through Matamoros Mexico

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Texas in the Civil War

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1
In which Texas cities were factories opened to make weapons and ammunition for the Confederacy?
Brownsville
Tyler
Austin
Sabine Pass
2
Why did Sam Houston refuse to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America?
He took the oath to the U.S. and would not go against it
He was waiting for approval from Washington
He died before he could swear allegiance
He wasn't available
3
Why was Andrew Jackson Hamilton considered a hero in the North?
He was a government follower
He was a Southerner who backed Union against slavery
He was a leader of the Union
He was a leader of the Confederates
4
U.S. citizens that wanted what would benefit their region rather than the nation are known as?
Sensationalism
Sectionalism
Liberalism
Federalism
5
The last battle of the Civil War took place on May 13, 1865., where did this battle happen?
Sabine Pass
San Jacinto
Palmito Ranch
Los Alamos
6
Why did the Union decide to blockade the Confederate coastline?
To prevent the southerners escaping
To prevent Mexico from entering the war
To prevent the south from exporting cotton to Europe
To prevent the slaves from leaving Texas
7
Which Texas soldier was awarded the highest military award in the United States?
Audie Murphy
Milton Holland
Alexander Hamilton
Milton Bradley
8
Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?
Confederates wanted to help Mexico regain Texas
it was close to the Gulf of Mexico
Confederates were looking for run away slaves
to prevent Confederate use of port of Matamoros
9
Why did the union want to capture Sabine Pass?
union forces wanted to help Mexico regain Texas
to stop the lost of slaves
to colonize Sabine
to have access to main land Texas
10
What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?
All slaves would be moved to Northern states
All states would be united
All plantations were free
All slaves in the confederacy were free
11
What did the Confederacy do to meet the ongoing need for soldiers?
Added Slaves to the armies
They stopped fighting
Passed the Conscription Act-a draft-men served 2 years
They started enlisting women
12
Which general surrendered all Confederate forces in Texas at the end of the Civil War?
Samuel L. Houston
Howard K. Smith
Robert E Lee
Edmund Kirby Smith
13
Which statement is true regarding Southern vigilante groups?
they were doctors who took care of the wounded
they helped runaway slaves
they aided all prisoners
they illegally arrested those who supported the Union
14
What was the most common cause of death to a soldier
disease and infection
hand to hand combat
friendly fire
explosions on the battle field
15
Why did African Americans in Texas support the Union cause?
The like the North better than the South
They thought they would be treated better than the South
They liked the blue uniforms better than the gray
They thought a Northern win would free them
16
How many Confederate states had seceded from the United States by 1861?
seventeen
twenty-two
eleven
nine
17
What was the Conscription Act?
A law excusing from the army
an act to prevent young men to go to war
a forced enrollment in the military
an Act to put slaves in the military
18
Why was Brownsville captured?
To capture as many rebels the see
to stop shipping cotton to Europe through Matamoros Mexico
To capture all runaway slaves
To stop Mexican invasion of San Antonio

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