HONORS: Unit 8 Exam -- Civil War

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1. (7.1A) Which Headline BEST describes the era of Texas during the Civil War?

• The Union Must Be Preserved
• Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
• We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

2. (7.1B and 7.5B) Use the information in the box and your knowledge of Texas History to answer the following question. What is the chronological order of the following events? (What happened first, next, last)

• 1, 4, 3, 2
• 3, 4, 1, 2
• 3, 1, 4, 2
• 4, 3, 2, 1

3. (7.1A and 7.1C) In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1856
• 1859
• 1861
• 1865

4. (7.1A) Why were the delegates (representatives) at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union?

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln as President
• They considered slavery essential to their economy
• They disagreed with paying high federal taxes
• They thought the National Government was influenced by Britain

5. (7.5C) Use the information in the box and your knowledge of Texas History to answer the following question. What battle is being described below?

• Battle of Galveston
• Battle of Sabine Pass
• Battle of Palmito Ranch
• Battle of Brownsville

6. (TEKS 7.14B) Use the excerpt and your knowledge of Texas History to answer the following question. What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy?

• Texas did not secede from the Union.
• Sam Houston was removed and forced to resign as governor of Texas
• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union army
• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath

7. (7.8C) What was the biggest communication issue that caused a delay in the Civil War?

• Telephones allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home.
• New forms of connections helped Confederate forces in Texas anticipate Union movements.
• Photographs of battle scenes published in newspapers led many in Texas to desire an end to the war.
• Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the end of the war.