Texas Statehood and Civil War Quiz

What was the main issue that divided the United States when Texas became a state?

• Taxation

• Legalized slavery

• Immigration

• Trade

What did the Compromise of 1850 make illegal?

• Buying and selling of people in Washington, D.C.

• Owning land in the South

• Voting in the North

• Traveling between states

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The secession of Texas

• The lowering of the American flag at Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Missouri Compromise

What did the Southern states threaten if Lincoln was elected?

• To join the Union

• To leave the Union

• To abolish slavery

• To declare war

What did the territories of Kansas and Nebraska allow the population to decide?

• If they would join the Union

• If they would legalize slavery

• If they would build railroads

• If they would trade with Mexico

What did the secession of Texas and other Southern states lead to?

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• The War of 1812

• The Spanish-American War

What did the Southern states do after Lincoln's election?

• Supported the Union

• Resigned from the Senate

• Seceded from the Union

• Declared war on the North

What did the Union Army have in every state?

• Troops, supplies, and forts

• Schools and hospitals

• Factories and railroads

• Ships and harbors

What did Major Anderson do on the night of December 20, 1861?

• Moved his men to Fort Sumter

• Attacked the Confederate Army

• Surrendered to the British

• Became President

What did the Southern states believe in regarding expansion?

• Growth without slavery

• Expansion with legalized slavery

• Building new schools

• Creating new laws