Texas in the Civil War

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.

Before the Civil War, what kind of work did most of the northerners and the southerners do? 

• Northerners worked in factories, banks, or fianance .
  The Southerners worked on farms or were plantation owners 
• The Northerners were artisans and explorers.
  The southerners were lumberjacks and fishermen.
• The northerners worked on farms or were plantation owners. 
  The Southerners worked in factories, banks, or fiance. 
• The Northerners worked in oil fields and newspapers.
  The Southerners worked in fields and growing cotton. 

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 

Slavery important in the South, because slaves were used for cheap field labor. True or False?

• True 
• False

Why was Texas not physically affected during the Civil War?

• Most of the battles were fought in the West 
• Most of the battles were fought in the East
• Most of the battles were fought in the Northern territories 
• Most of the battles were fought in California 

Why was Texas important for trade during the Civil War

• Texas was able to send goods up to Canada 
• Texas was able to send goods to the North 
• Texas was able to send goods through the western hemisphere
• Texas was able to send goods through Mexico

One of the reasons for the division of the North and South leading to the Civil War.

• Tariff's
• Industry
• name calling
• nuclear threat 

What is the main reason the Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought a month after the end of the war

• The news of the end of the war had not yet reached South Texas.
• The Confederate soldiers wanted to continue fighting.
• The Union soldiers wanted to extend the war.
• The soldiers were trying to end a slave rebellion

The Confederate capture of Galveston was significant because it -  

• ended the Union blockade
• kept an important port open
• led to the capture of the Rio Grande
• Saved the Red River valley

The Battle of Sabine Pas was an important victory for the Confederacy because - 

• hundreds of Union troops were killed 
• in ended Union plans to launch a campaign against Texas
• Sabine Pass was defended by volunteers
• Albert S. Johnston was killed