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Texas during Civil War
Texas during Civil War
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Review of Texas during the civil war era.
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1
Why did the Texas Legislature vote in favor secession to join the Confederacy?
Loved Southern cooking
Liked the flag
Supported slavey
Was confused
2
Southerners opposed high _____, because they imported many goods.
property taxes
income taxes
Tide
tariffs
3
The Civil War began when Confederate forces opened fire on _____.
Fort Sumter
Austin
Fort Houston
Atlanta
4
Governor Sam Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to the _____ and was fired.
President
Spanish
West
Confederacy
5
What naval battle, if won by the Union, would have given them access up a river into Texas?
Sabine Pass
Amarillo
San Marcos
Corpus Christi
6
While men were away in the army, the job of maintaining homes, farms, and plantations fell to?
Counties
Uncles
Wives
Lassie
7
Who was the Governor of Texas when it seceded from the union?
Stephen F Austin
George Washington
Sam Houston
Nolan Ryan
8
President _____ delivered to Gettysburg Address restating the stance of freedom and equality?
Trump
Houston
Lincoln
Washington
9
General _____ surrendered to Union forces in 1865, marking the end of the Civil War.
Leander
Lee
Who
Watkins
10
Confederate forces won the Battle of ____ in South Texas, after Confederate troops surrendered.
Astroworld
Waco
San Angelo
Palmito Ranch
11
A Union strategy for keeping the Confederacy from shipping goods to foreign countries was?
free-trade zone
market
blockade
tariff
12
Texas lifestyle was based on ranching and horse riding, so most first Texan soldiers were in
the Cavalry
the Air Force
the infantry
the Navy
13
_____ commanded one of the ships that fought to regain control of Galveston.
Abraham Lincoln
Striker
Benjamin Terry
Benjamin Button
14
What was the most common cause of death for soldiers in the Civil War?
disease and infection
malaria
gun shot
starvation
15
What date did General Granger arrive in Galveston and announce the end of slavery in Texas?
June 13th, 1901
June 19th, 1865
June 1st, 1825
July 4th, 1776