Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction Review Part 1

What was the economy of the South based on

• Factories

• Trade

• Plantation agriculture

• Mining

What was the view on government in the South?

• State's Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Strong Federal government

• no government

In 1860 the election of Abraham Lincoln caused what to happen?

• Democrats achieved their goal of abolishing slavery.

• Republicans expanded the use of slavery

•   Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. 

• Northern states voted to remove slaveholding states from the Union.

What was tearing apart the nation?

• Slavery

• Political parties

• The second amendment

• Farmers

What political party wanted to return to antebellum or pre Civil war activities after the war ended?

• Republican Party

• Nationalist Party

• Know- Nothing Party

• Democratic Party

Sam Houston gave a speech in 1861, what was the reason for the speech?

• To ask men to enlist in the Texas army  

• To provide reasons why Texans should remain loyal to the Union

• To show support for the expansion of factories in Texas

• To encourage women to take on roles outside of the home   

Why was it so important that the Confederates retake Sabine Pass from the Union?

• It prevented the Union from gaining access to a major railroad in Houston.

• So the Union would have to surrender

• So they could capture Union leaders

• So the Confederates could control the Mississippi River

What resource can be added to the following list?

Population, Factories, Railroads, Ships, Money

Here is a clue the telegraph helped with it.

• Petroleum

• Communication Lines

• Taxes

• Urbanization

What was the impact of the Civil War on the Texas economy? Choose two

• Texas soldiers and civilians had an abundance of food and supplies.

• Texas women had to take on many roles that were normally carried out by men.

• The money printed in Texas during the Civil War became the Confederate currency.

• Farmers grew more corn and wheat to help feed hungry soldiers.

After the end of the war, what was Abraham Lincoln's first and most important priority?

• preserve and reunite the nation

• give up the presidency

• punish the South

• earn more money for the country