Texas and the Civil War

Which side was Texas in the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederacy

• Border states

Who won the civil war?

• Confederacy

• Border States

• Union

• no one really wins a war

Which of the following is the last battle of the civil war?

• Palmito Ranch

• Sabine Pass

• Galveston

• Brownsville

When did the Civil War end?

• Oct 4 1862

• September 8 1863

• Nov 1863

• April 9 1865

What event triggered the civil war?

• Secession of 11 states

• election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 Presidential Election

• the emancipation proclamation

• the removal of Sam Houston as governor of Texas

Who would benefit from tariffs?

• North

• South

• Border states

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....

• sectionalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectarianism

All of these conflicts contributed to sectionalism EXCEPT

• a.  Agriculture vs. Industry
• a.  Abolition vs. Plantation System
• a.  Balance of Power between Free States and Slaves States
• a.  Border dispute with Mexico

 Which of the following contributed to the Union victory during the Civil War?

•    The North had more rivers.
• a.  New Yorkers were known to be exceptionally tough
•    The North had more oil and gas.
• The North was more industrialized than the South

 How did slavery lead to Texas’ involvement in the Civil War? 

• Texas believed in slavery and did not want it abolished
• Texas did not believe in slave labor
• Texas was the only southern state to support the North
• Slavery did not lead to Texas’ involvement in the war