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Texas and the Civil War
Texas and the Civil War
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Texas focused Civil War quiz
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1
Texas came out of the Civil War
completely devastated.
in good shape.
ready to fight another war.
in really bad shape.
2
After gaining new lands from Mexico in 1848, the US needed to figure out
whether to share the lands with Great Britain.
if slavery would be allowed there.
how to pay Mexico for the land.
whether to make Spanish the US's second official language.
3
John Bell Hood was ___________________________.
Vice-President of the Confederacy.
commander of the Texas Brigade for the Confederacy.
a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
a Union commander.
4
The Civil War was known as what in the South?
The Border War
The War of Northern Aggression
The Revolutionary War
The War to Keep Slavery.
5
The battle that gave Union control of the Mississippi River and cut Texas out of the Civil War
Gettysburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Vicksburg
Cold Harbor
6
Sam Houston did not want Texas to _____________ from the Union.
secede
nullify
abdicate
veto
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After the Compromise of 1850 the issue of slavery in the West came up in
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Kansas - Nebraska Act.
the secession of southern states
the Missouri Compromise
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Texas seceded from the Union in order to preserve
the Constitution.
slavery.
the Union.
tariffs.
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The Battle of ___________________ stopped an invasion of Texas
Palmito Ranch
Galveston
Vicksburg
Sabine Pass
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Gettysburg was fought over
a cow stuck in the mud.
Meade's invasion of the South
trade with the North.
access to a shoe factory.
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The Battle of Palmito Ranch was important because
a Union invasion of Texas was turned back.
it prevented Lee's army from attacking further north.
the Confederates won the Civil War.
it was fought after the South surrendered to the North.
12
The Battle of Galveston freed a major Texas port from ______________________ control
Comanche
Union
Confederate
Nazi
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Who won the Civil War?
The North
Texas
Mexico
The South
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The law that created the Fugitive Slave Act and allowed popular sovereignty in theWest
Missouri Compromise
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Law of April 6, 1830
Compromise of 1850
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When a person has more loyalty to their region than their nation they believe in
slavery
sectionalism
nationalism
tariffs
16
Houston opposed secession because he felt the Union and the US Constitution were
inaccurate.
out of date.
worthless.
worth preserving.
17
The date July 3, 1863 is important because
the Civil War was over.
San Antonio was burned by Union troops.
Vicksburg fell cutting Texas from the Civil War
Texas gained its independence from the US
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States' rights contributed to the Civil War because
South wanted to abolish slavery.
South felt they didn't have to follow US laws they disliked
South supported tariffs on European goods
South believed slavery was necessary for the economy
19
Battles of Galveston, Sabine Pass, and Palmito Ranch were all during ________________
the Civil War
WWII
the Texas Revolution
the US-Mexican War
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Texans felt that the right to stay in the Union or withdraw from it was an issue of
sectionalism
states' rights
tariffs
slavery
