Texas and the Civil War

​Civil War Vocabulary:

Vocabulary (write these in your journal!)

Secede: to formally leave or withdraw.

Annex: to bring into a country.

Union: The United States

Confederacy: The Southern states which seceded and created their own country.

State's rights: rights which states have which the government cannot mess with.​

Surrender: declare that the enemy has won and the fighting can stop.​

Multiple Choice

THE NAME OF THE GROUP OF SOUTHERN STATES THAT SECEDED

• SECEDE

• CONFEDERACY

• EMANCIPATION

• VOLUNTEER

Multiple Choice

TO BREAK AWAY FROM A GROUP

• CONFEDERACY

• VOLUNTEER

• ARSENAL

• SECEDE

Multiple Choice

declare that the enemy has won and the fighting can stop.

• secede

• abolitionists

• hardship

• surrender

Multiple Choice

When was the Civil War?

• 1861-1876

• 1870-1876

• 1861-1865

• 2015-2019

Multiple Choice

He was president during the _____.

• Revolutionary War
• War of 1812
• Civil War
• Great War

Multiple Choice

What event occurred right before the southern states started to secede?

• Lincoln elected president

• Slavery was outlawed in the north

• Missouri compromise

• Compromise of 1850

Multiple Choice

What was a major cause for the Civil War?

• Differences over slavery and States' Rights.

• Differences over trade with European countries.

• Different state alliances with European countries.

• None of these answers are correct.

Multiple Choice

The Civil War was fought between ______.

• the Union and Confederates

• Whites and Blacks

• Mexico and America

• The Native Americans and the Union

Multiple Choice

The Northern States were the _____.

• French

• Confederates

• Union

• Americans

Multiple Choice

Who won the Civil War?

• Union

• Confederates

• West

• East

Multiple Choice

Which explanation best describes the Civil War?

• The conflict between states deciding whether or not to admit Missouri into the Union.

• The conflict between the states in the North and the South in the mid-1800s.

• The riots in New York City.

• The conflict between the states in the West and the North in the mid-1800s.