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Texas History Review: Causes of and Civil War
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1
Who was elected President in 1860 and was not supported by many people in the South?
Barack Obama
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
2
What invention in 1794 made it easier to separate cotton into a usable materials?
The power loom
The cotton gin
The cotton separator
The textile mill
3
What was the main cash crop that was grown in the Southern states before the Civil War?
Cotton
Wheat
Tomato
Corn
4
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A Civil War spy
All of the above
A runaway slave
An abolitionist
5
The Civil War began whenConfederate forces opened fire on _____.
Fort Sumter
Washington, D.C.
Galveston
Fort Houston
6
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Union network of trains that transported supplies
A railroad that was underground.
a group that took slaves from the North to the South.
a network of secret routes and people that led slaves North
7
Southerners opposed high_____, fearing that this would hurt them economically.
income taxes
tariffs
property taxes
commissions
8
The southern economy was based on growing crops, meaning it was _______________________
Technological
Agricultural
Industrial
9
Governor Sam Houstonrefused to take an oath of allegiance to the ___ & was removed from office.
Union
President
Texas Rangers
Confederacy
10
What new military invention was a cause of a large amount of casualties during the Civil War?
The bayonet
The grenade launcher
The machine gun
The mini ball
11
The northern economy was based on making goods in factories. That would make it _____________
Agricultural
Industrial
Technological
12
Why were only about 20% of slaves able to read and write?
Because they didn’t want to learn how to.
Because there weren’t any schools or teachers.
Because no one knew how to read and write in the past.
Because it was illegal to teach slaves.
13
Why did Sam Houston refuse allegiance to the Confederate States of America?
He believed that as governor he should remainneutral.
He was convinced that the Confederacy wouldn't win the war.
This oath broke his promise to uphold the Constitution
He opposed slavery &supported the efforts tohave it ended
14
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Conflict with Native Americans
States’ rights
15
What invention in the 1800s allowed people to send and receive messages within seconds?
The mini ball
The power loom
The telegraph
The Iphone
