Civil War (Texas)

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

_____ is present when people focus on what would benefit their region rather than the nation as a whole.

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

• self-interest

• state rights

How did the Ordinance of Secession justify Texas’s break from the U.S.?

• Sovereign states could leave the U.S. with Congressional approval

• The Texas economy depended on slavery, and Lincoln wanted to abolish it

• It stated that many of its residents were from other countries.

• It claimed that the government was trying to interfere with Texas interests.

Texas Governor _____ was devoted to the Union and was a vocal opponent of secession.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Jefferson Davis

Why did Sam Houston refuse allegiance to the Confederate States of America?

• He opposed slavery and supported the efforts to have it abolished.

• He felt this oath violated a previous one to uphold the U.S. Constitution

• He was convinced that the Confederacy would never win the Civil War.

• He believed that as governor he should remain neutral.

The Civil War began when Confederate forces opened fire on _____.

• fort houston

• fort sumter

• galveston

• Washington, d.c

Soldiers in _____ supplied most of their own gear except horses when they joined the unit.

• Magruder's Cavalry

• the Houston Cavalry

• Sherman's Riders

• Terry's Texas Rangers

Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?

• They wanted to break the blockade

• They wanted to prevent the Confederate use of the Mexican port of Matamoros.

• They wanted to build a powerful fort on Brazos Island.

• They wanted to establish a valuable supply line to Texas.

Why did the Union want to gain control of Texas during the Civil War?

• The Union wanted access to Mexico to import supplies for Union troops.

• The Union wanted to prevent the Texans’ export of cotton.

• The Union needed more soldiers to fulfill the Conscription Act.

• The Union wanted to prevent Texans from importing cotton and sending it to New England textile mills.

Why did two-thirds of Civil War soldiers die from disease or infection?

• Most available antibiotics were being used to treat enslaved workers.

• Doctors were plentiful but specialized in the wrong medical fields.

• Army camps were extremely dirty, and food supplies were inadequate.

• Armies tended to be small, so battles did not create many casualties.