Texas in the Civil War

All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT

• Tariffs

• Election of 1860

• States rights

• Texas joining the United States

Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

Why did the southern states threaten to secede?

• They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.

• They thought Lincoln would pass another protective tariff.

• Lincoln did not win the electoral college.

• Lincoln wanted war with Mexico.

The 13th Amendment was added to the Constitution to end-?

• the Civil War

• slavery

• Reconstruction

• inequality among races

Who would benefit the most fro the passage of the 15th Amendment?

• white males

• white women

• black males

• black women

Juneteenth is a holiday that is celebrated in Texas and parts of the Southwest each year on June 19. What is being celebrated on Juneteenth?

• when slaves in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• the coming of summer.

• the ending of the Civil War

• the passing of the 15th Amendment.

_____ were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction.

• Scalawags
• Carpetbaggers
• Vigilantes
• Scoundrels

What Texas port was the most critical to the Union Army for "Scott's Great Snake"?

• Galveston
• Sabine Pass
• Brownsville
• Matamoros

What is the primary reason why Sam Houston lost his job as Texas' governor?

• He opposed slavery and vowed not to fight again
• He swore an oath to the US Constitution and an oath to the Confederate States of America would violate that
• He refused to be part of a war he was convinced the Confederacy could never win
• He was convinced it was not in Texas' best interest to secede

Why was Texas important for trade during the Civil War

• Texas was able to send goods up to Canada 
• Texas was able to send goods to the North 
• Texas was able to send goods through the western hemisphere
• Texas was able to send goods through Mexico