Unit 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction

Which was NOT an issue that led to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Women's Rights

• Sectionalism

• States' Rights

Which event led the Southern states, including Texas, to begin seceding from the Union?

• The Battle of the Alamo

• Annexation of Texas

• Bleeding Kansas

• Election of Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to join the Union?

• a German living in Texas

• a plantation owner

• a farmer from a northern state

• a farmer out on the western frontier

What is the main crop the slaves were used to grow?

• Cotton

• Corn

• Wheat

• Tobacco

What happened to Sam Houston when he refused to take the oath of loyalty to the Confederacy?

• He became the president of the Confederacy.

• He was shot by an angry Confederate.

• He moved to the North.

• He was removed from his position as governor of Texas.

Why did the Union want to blockade the ports in the South?

• to stop trade

• to stop them from seceding

• to keep Mexico out of Texas

• to help free the slaves

An abolitionist is

• a person who joined the Ku Klux Klan.

• a vigilante.

• someone who wants to end slavery.

• a supporter of the Union in the South.

A blockade occurs when

• ships are used to to block trade.

• an army is attacked and loses.

• ships are used to transport slaves.

• guns are shipped on the Mississippi River.

Which of the following was NOT a battle in Texas during the Civil War?

• Galveston

• Sabine Pass

• Santa Fe

• Brownsville

The South wanted states and territories to be able to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery. This is an example of...

• Popular Sovereignity

• Federalism

• Republicanism

• Territorialism