Causes of the Civil War-Texas

Texan governor who opposed secession.

• Jefferson Davis
• Edward Clark
• Abraham Lincoln
• Sam Houston

President of the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Edward Clark
• Abraham Lincoln
• Sam Houson

Texan who served as postmaster general of the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Edward Clark
• John Reagan
• Sam Houston

Confederate who became governor in 1861

• Jefferson Davis
• Edward Clark
• John Reagan
• Sam Houston

called for volunteers to defend the Union after Confederate attacked Fort Sumter

• Jefferson Davis
• Edward Clark
• Abraham Lincoln
• Sam Houston

In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?

• the abolishment of slavery
• the spread of slavery into new territories
• the continuation of tariffs and other protection for northern industry
• the annexation of Texas into the United States

Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?

• They wanted economic protection for Southern manufacturers.
• They wanted to protect Northern factories against imported products.
• High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.
• Southerners opposed all forms of taxation without representation.

How did the Ordinance of Secession justify Texas’s break from the U.S.?

• Sovereign states could leave the U.S. with Congressional approval.
• The Texas economy depended on slavery, and Lincoln wanted to abolish it.
• It stated that many of its residents were from other countries.
• It claimed that the government was trying to interfere with Texas interests.

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

• A majority supported it.
• A majority opposed it.
• Most remained neutral.
• Most supported Houston.

Why did Sam Houston refuse allegiance to the Confederate States of America?

• He opposed slavery and supported the efforts to have it abolished.
• He felt this oath violated a previous one to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
• He was convinced that the Confederacy would never win the Civil War.
• He believed that as governor he should remain neutral.