CIVIL WAR Open Note Makeup TEST

Why did the Union target the Texas Coast? Why were TX battles fought on coast?

• Galveston was a large city in Texas in 1860s

• To "block" Texas ports from receiving/sending supplies to Confederates

• Texas had many cottonclads

• Mexico was aiding Texas in the fight

In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1876

• 1836

• 1861

• 1865

Most slaves did not find out they were free until what date? What holiday is this called today in Texas?

• June 10, 1865; Juneteenth

• July 4, 1776; Fourth of July

• March 2, 1836; TX Independence Day

• June 19, 1865; Juneteenth

SECESSION is the opposite of

• Sectionalism

• Emancipation

• Reconstruction

• Annexation

The belief that the federal government should not interfere in state decisions ...

• REPUBLICANISM

• STATES' RIGHTS

• UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

• INDUSTRY V AGRICULTURE

Sam Houston __________ to take the oath of Allegiance to the Confederacy. Sam Houston was no longer ___________ of Texas.

• agreed; President

• agreed; Governor

• refused; President

• refused; Governor

What was the first and last battle fought in TEXAS?

• Battle of Galveston; Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Ft. Sumter; Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Ft Sumter; Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Galveston; Battle of Palmito Ranch

Cotton Production slowed down during these years in Texas due to farmers growing wheat & corn also to feed Confederate soldiers?

• 1861-1865

• 1860-1876

• 1865-1876

• 1860-1865

The North & South were divided over all of the following EXCEPT:

• Slavery

• States' Rights

• Industry v Agriculture (Sectionalism)

• Individual Rights

Which of the following was not true of Life back on TX Homefront:

• Communication was slow

• More corn & wheat was grown to feed soldiers

• Very few Texans served in the military

• Women took on more roles

• Cattle Industry grew bc the Eastern US demanded more beef