Civil War

Which of the following best explains how the issue of sectionalism affected Texans in 1861?

• Governor Sam Houston favored secession and most Texans were willing to follow his leadership.

• The location of Texas led its citizens to support the Western section of the United States, which favored the North.

• As the citizens of a new state, most Texans wanted to ensure the survival of the Union.

• Most Texans had migrated from Southern states and wanted to join the Confederacy.

Which term completes the sentence above?

• Galveston

• Palmito Ranch

• Sabine Pass

• Vicksburg

Which issue did Texans and other Americans face after the United States gained new territories from Mexico in 1848?

• Whether to permit slavery in the new territories

• How to pay Mexico for these acquisitions

• Whether to share these territories with Great Britain

• Whether to make Spanish a second official language

What was the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

• Confederate troops expelled Union troops in Galveston enforcing the naval blockade of the Texas coast

• Confederate soldiers in Fort Griffin prevented an attempt by Union gunboats to invade Texas along the Sabine River.

• It prevented General Lee’s army from advancing into the North and is seen as the turning point of the Civil War.

• Fought on the banks of the Rio Grande after General Lee’s surrender in Virginia, it was the last battle of the Civil War.

Which of the following best completes the timeline above?

• Nullification Crisis

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Secession of Southern states

These three battles were fought during the—

• War for Mexican Independence

• Texas Revolution

• U.S.-Mexican War

• Civil War

Which title best completes the diagram?

• Key Events of the Civil War

• Causes of the Civil War

• Individual Rights during the Civil War

• The Nullification Crisis

In the Battle of Vicksburg, the North and the South fought for control of the —

• Mississippi River

• Mid-Atlantic Coast

• Gulf of Mexico

• Appalachian Mountains

One reason that sectionalism developed in the United States was because

• Northern legislators favored stronger states' rights.

• the U.S. Constitution did not grant any rights to the states.

• the economies of the North and South were very different.

• the federal government gave more support to Northern states than to Southern states.

Which of the following completes this diagram?

• President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment