Texas and the Civil War

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

• Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.

• Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade

All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT

• Tariffs

• Election of 1860

• States rights

• Texas joining the United States

Which Governor was removed from office for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy?

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in FAVOR of having Texas secede from the Union?

• They were tired of paying high federal income tax.

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln to be president.

• They felt the United States gave states too many rights.

• They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves.

In Texas history, what is the significance of the year 1861?

• The legislature passed a law making fence-cutting a felony

• Hurricane winds destroyed the area surrounding Galveston.

• Charles Goodnight created the first cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle.

• The Secession Convention decided that Texas should withdraw from the Union.

The data shown in the graphs best support the conclusion that the North -

• lagged behind the South in bank deposits.

• was better prepared economically to fight the Civil War.

• produced more agricultural products than the South.

• lacked several important resources to fight the war.

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas?

• peanuts

• sugar cane

• potatoes

• cotton

Why were so few Civil War battles fought in Texas?

• Texas was geographically at the farthest end of the Confederacy

• the Texas Navy kept the Union army out of Texas for the entire war

• the Confederate army was superior to the Union army and prevented blockades

• Texas were already involved in battles with Native Americans on the frontier

Why did the southern states threaten to secede?

• They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.

• They thought Lincoln would pass another protective tariff.

• Lincoln did not win the electoral college.

• Lincoln wanted war with Mexico.

All of the following were associated with the Battle of Palmito Ranch EXCEPT:

• fought along the Rio Grande River

• fought after the surrender of the Confederacy to the North

• stopped in mid battle by agreement of both sides

• last military conflict of the Civil War in Texas