2.7 Texas Secession

Open Ended

DO NOW:

1. What was the Civil War?

2.What were the two groups called which were fighting?

3. What was one issue that divided these groups?

Multiple Choice

TO BREAK AWAY FROM A GROUP

• CONFEDERACY

• VOLUNTEER

• ARSENAL

• SECEDE

Multiple Choice

THE NAME OF THE GROUP OF SOUTHERN STATES THAT SECEDED

• SECEDE

• CONFEDERACY

• EMANCIPATION

• VOLUNTEER

Multiple Choice

In 1861, Lincoln became the __________.

• fastest man alive
• world's tallest person
• president
• first man on the moon

Multiple Choice

The confederate states were located in the...

• North
• South
• East
• West

Multiple Choice

Governor Sam Houston was Governor of Texas right before Texas Seceded. Was he in favor of secession?

• Yes - he was in favor of secession

• No - he was not in favor of secession

Multiple Choice

​What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?

• A majority of Texans supported secession
• A majority of Texans opposed secession
• Most Texans chose to remain neutral
• A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.

Multiple Choice

Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 

• seceded
• annexed
• ejected
• ran away 

Multiple Choice

Texas was a part of the...

• Pacific North West

• Union

• Deep South

• Confederacy

Multiple Choice

Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US
• The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 

Multiple Choice

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

• Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.

• Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade