Texas in the Civil War

Who was the president of the Confederate States in 1861?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

How many states orginially secede form the United States in 1861.

• Seven

• Eleven

• Eight

• Six

The Confederate Army fired theri canons on which Fort?

• Palmito Ranch

• Brownsville

• Fort Sumter

• Pea Ridge

Union soldiers controled the Port of Galveston but lost it in which battle against the Confederates?

• Fort Sumter

• Rio Grande

• Palmito Ranch

• Sabine Pass

Who was the Confederate General who surrendered on April 9, 1865?

• John S. Ford

• Robert E. Lee

• Ben McCulloch

• Jefferson Davis

What is a blockade?

• an effort to stop shipments in and out of a port.

• a type of drink used to refresh like Gatorade

• building block to keep the soldiers away

• a strong fort used for protection

The main reason the states seceded the Union was because they did not agree with President Abraham Lincoln's...

• Freeing the slaves

• Granting all slaves freedom in 1861

• Emancipation Proclamation of 1863

• only allowed the southern states to have slaves

Why is June 19, 1865 important?

• It was the end of the Civil War

• Lincoln's assassination

• It is important because Juneteenth is the day slaves were freed in Texas.

• the Reconstruction

Who did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to?

• Ranger John S. Ford

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Union General Ulysses S. Grant

What is the importance of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• it declared independance

• granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States

• it ended slavery

• gave the right to vote