Civil War Texas

Before the Civil War, what kind of work did most of the northerners and the southerners do? 

• Northerners worked in factories, banks, or fianance .
  The Southerners worked on farms or were plantation owners 
• The Northerners were artisans and explorers.
  The southerners were lumberjacks and fishermen.
• The northerners worked on farms or were plantation owners. 
  The Southerners worked in factories, banks, or fiance. 
• The Northerners worked in oil fields and newspapers.
  The Southerners worked in fields and growing cotton. 

Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?

• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 
• The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US
• The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 

Why did Sam Houston not want to secede?

• He felt that the Union would crush the North, and there would be violence and destruction
• He felt that the Union would Crush the South, and there would be violence and destruction
• He felt that Texas needed to work on their economy 
• He felt that Texas needed more plantations and slaves 

Slavery important in the South, because slaves were used for cheap field labor. True or False?

• True 
• False

Where did the first battle of the Civil war take place?

• The Battle of Gettysburg
• The Battle of Galveston
• Fort Sumter 
• The Battle of Fredericksburg

In the south farms were growing more_______, and in the North Factories were making more_____ during the Civil War

• Cotton and Wheat, Steel and gunpowder 
• Corn and Cucumbers, Clothes and Boats
• Wheat and Corn, Weapons and ammunition 
• Wheat and Cotton, Clothing and Furniture 

Why was Texas not physically affected during the Civil War?

• Most of the battles were fought in the West 
• Most of the battles were fought in the East
• Most of the battles were fought in the Northern territories 
• Most of the battles were fought in California 

The abolitionist helped the south keep slaves. True or False?

• True 
• False

In What year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1865
• 1859
• 1861
• 1865

The headline BEST describes the era of Texas during the Civil War?

• The Union Must BE Preserved
• Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
• We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery