Civil War Review

Civil War Review

Multiple Choice

How did slavery lead to Texas joining the Confederacy?

• They agreed with high taxes for their slaves

• They supported Lincoln's view on slavery

• They felt slavery was vital (important) to the economy

• They felt that slavery was wrong

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What year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1861

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

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What happened to Sam Houston at the start of the Civil War?

• He was voted the 1st President of the Confederacy

• He led troops into the major battles of the Civil War

• He served as governor of Texas

• He was removed from office for refusing o take the oath

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Union soldier who was the 1st Texan to win the Medal of Honor

• John Bell Hood

• Milton Holland

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross

• Santos Benevidas

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Confederate general who became governor of Texas and President of Texas A&M

• John Bell Hood

• Milton Holland

• Lawrence Sullivan Ross

• Santos Benevidas

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City with important port to Texas for shipping cotton and getting supplies.

• Houston

• Galveston

• Brownsville

• Sabine

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Battle that stopped Union invasion of Texas by sinking several Union ships

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

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This battle was fought after the Civil War was over

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

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What holiday is celebrated by Granger's arrival in Galveston on June 19, 1865?

• 4th of July

• Juneteenth

• Texas' Independence Day

• Veteran's Day

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How did communication affect Texas during the Civil War?

• Soldiers used telephones to contact home during the war.

• Pictures in newspaper encouraged the South to give up

• Slow communication allowed fighting in TX to continue and delayed slaves being free

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Amendment giving African American citizenship?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

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Amendment making slavery illegal?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

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Amendment giving all males right to vote regardless of race?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

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The goal of Reconstruction was to ________ the union between the North and the South.

• destroy

• rebuild

• dissolve

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The goal was to limit the rights of African Americans.

• Freedman's Bureau

• Sharecropping

• Black Codes

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The goal was to improve the lives of African Americans.

• Freedman's Bureau

• Sharecropping

• Black Codes