Texas History- Civil War

​What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?

• A majority of Texans supported secession
• A majority of Texans opposed secession
• Most Texans chose to remain neutral
• A majority of Texans supported Houston's position.

In the 1850s many U.S. citizens focused on what would benefit their region rather than the nation as a whole. What is the name for this concept?

• Nationalism
• Secessionism
• Fundamentionalism
• Sectionalism

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

After the Civil War, where did most freed people live?​

• Ranches
• Cities/Urban areas
• Rural areas
• Medium-sized towns

Last battle of the Civil War fought after the war had ended, because communication was slow

• Battle of Galveston
• Battle of Mansfield
• Battle of Palmito Ranch
• Battle of Gettysburg

To formally withdraw from a union

• Annex
• Empressario
• Secession
• Ammend

The Union created a blockade ______________________ cutting off supplies, food, and weapons from the Confederacy in Texas.

• along the Rio Grande River

• along the Red River

• along the Gulf of Mexico

• along the Atlantic Ocean

Texas secedes from the Union and fights for the Confederacy in the Civil War for which issues?

• Abolition, state's rights, economical benefit

• Slavery, State's Rights, Tariffs, and Sectionalism

Which of the answer choices below lists the Civil War events in Texas in chronological order?

• Battle of Galveston, Battle of Sabin, Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Sabin, Battle of Palmito Ranch, Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito Ranch, Battle of Sabin, Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Galveston, Battle of Palmito Ranch, Battle of Sabine

How did states rights' contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Southern States believed that the government should not interfere in state decisions

• Southern States believed that the government should interfere in state decisions

• Northern States believed that government should not interfere in state decisions