TX history Civil war review

match the answers

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  1.  D - Thirteenth Amendment  

  2.  E - Emancipation Proclamation  

  3.  A - Jim Crow Laws  

  4.  B - Battle of Vicksburg  

  5. C - Ku Klux Klan  

  6.  F - Juneteenth  

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  1.  D -  Emancipation Proclamation

  2.  E - Thirteenth Amendment   

  3.  A -  Ku Klux Klan 
     B - Battle of Vicksburg  

  4. C - Jim Crow Laws  

  5.  F - Juneteenth  

• 1.  D - Jim Crow Laws 

  2.  E - Thirteenth Amendment   

  3.  A -  Juneteenth  
     B - Ku Klux Klan 

  4. C -   Emancipation Proclamation

  5.  F - Battle of Vicksburg 

• 1.  D - Jim Crow Laws 

  2.  E - Thirteenth Amendment   

  3.  A -  Juneteenth  
     B - Ku Klux Klan 

  4. C -   Emancipation Proclamation

  5.  F - Battle of Vicksburg 

One fear among Southerners after the election of 1860 was that –

• most Southerners would move to the North

• slavery would spread west

• Congress would try to abolish slavery

• farmers would lose their land

The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences over the expansion of –

• slavery

• a global economy

• cultural traditions

• foreign interdependence

The geographic location of Texas helped the Confederacy because –

• supplies were brought through Mexico

• the Union could easily block the Gulf

• it provided fewer soldiers than the North

• the numerous railroads helped deliver supplies

Texas did not suffer as much damage as other Southern states during the Civil War because –

• the American Indians helped protect the borders

• the loyalty of the slaves during Union invasion attempts

• the location of the major battles was east of the Mississippi

• the Texas soil was considered too valuable to be destroyed

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• To help former slaves and poor whites after the Civil War

• To recruit soldiers for the Confederate army

• To develop new agricultural methods in the South

• To enforce segregation laws

What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

• It called for the immediate surrender of the Confederacy

• It redefined the purpose of the war as a fight for equality

• It announced the Emancipation Proclamation

• It led to the end of the Civil War

What role did African Americans play in the Civil War?

• They were not allowed to participate

• They fought only for the Confederacy

• They served in the Union Army and worked in support roles

• They remained neutral throughout the war

What was a major consequence of the Civil War?

• The abolition of slavery

• The expansion of slavery

• The independence of the South

• The return of British rule

Why was the Battle of Antietam significant?

• It was the first battle of the Civil War

• It was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history

• It led directly to the Confederate surrender

• It resulted in the capture of Richmond