Texas History - Civil War Review

Governor _______________________ was against Texas seceding from the United States.

• Thomas Green

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

_________________________ was the first Texas governor during the Civil War and later joined the Southern army.

• Thomas Green

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

_______________________________ was a Confederate general who commanded the famous Texas brigade that was named after him in many battles.

• Thomas Green

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

________________________ was the Confederate commander aboard the Bayou City at the Battle of Galveston.

• Thomas Green

• Francis Lubbock

• Sam Houston

• John Bell Hood

The Civil War lasted from _________ to _________.

• Oath of allegiance

• Union

• 1861 - 1865

• Seceded

Houston had to resign as Texas governor because he would not take an ____________________________ to the Confederacy.

• Oath of allegiance

• Union

• 1861 - 1865

• Seceded

South Carolina was the first state to _____________ from the Union.

• Oath of allegiance

• Union

• 1861 - 1865

• Seceded

The main cause of the Civil War was ________________________.

• Southern

• Sabine Pass

• States’ rights

• port

The South opposed the Republican Party because they thought it would end their _______________ way of life.

• Southern

• Sabine Pass

• States’ rights

• port

The recapture of Galveston was important for the Confederates because it kept an important ___________ open.

• Southern

• Sabine Pass

• States’ rights

• port