Civil War

Which of the Civil War battles in Texas proved to be the last battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of San Jacinto

What were the steamboats converted to battleships in the Battle of Galveston known as?

• ironclads

• cottonclads

• plaidclads

• gunboats

Which of the following statements applies to the Battle of Galveston

• It was the last battle of the war

• General John Magruder led the invasion that resulted in the Confederates re-capturing the city

• Confederate forces successfully defended Fort Griffin

• No prisoners were taken

How was Texas able to sell products to Europe during the war?

• transcontinental RR
• smuggle goods through Mexico
• shipments made through GAlveston BAy
• through the Port of New Orleans

Who was commander of the entire Confederate  Army?

• Ullysess S. Grant
• Benjamin Franklin
• Robert E Lee
• Jefferson DAvis

Which skirmish  was the start of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter
• Battle of Bull Run
• Vicksburg siege
• Burning of Atlanta

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

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.