Texas and the Civil War 1

Where did most enslaved African American men, women, and children work?

• in the house

• on plantations

• carpentry

• blacksmithing

What is a plantation?

• the act of canceling something

• people who wanted to end slavery

• a large farm that produces crops to sell

• a tax paid on goods

____ is a tax paid on goods.

• abolitionist

• nullify

• plantation

• tariff

How many slaves were in Texas in 1860?

• 182,000

• 165,000

• 178,000

• 190,000

The north had a lot of ________.

• farms

• stores

• factories

• schools

What does nullify mean?

• approve

• ignore

• support

• cancel

Who was elected president in 1860?

• James K Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

Texas was the _____ state admitted to the US.

• 17

• 3

• 28

• 46

How many years was Texas a state before it left?

• 20

• 5

• 16

• 13

Who is an abolitionist?

• Someone who pays tariffs.

• Someone who owns slaves.

• Someone who was from the south.

• Someone who wanted to end slavery.