Texas in the Civil War

What are the main causes of the Civil War?

• State's Rights

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

• All of the above

What was one of the major economic differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?

• The South was much larger than the North and had more factories

• Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land.

• The South produced a wider variety of products compared to the North.

• The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

• Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.

• Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

• Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....

• sectionalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectarianism

States' Rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

• could leave the Union at any time if they chose to.

• could maintain slavery if their population wished to.

• could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state.

• could force the national government to turn over all national government property to the states.

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?

• Citizens were allowed to vote whether or not they wished to leave the Union.

• Citizens were allowed to vote if they wanted slavery or not.

• Citizens were allowed to vote if they wanted to create their own country.

What were the "key facts" on which Dred Scott based his claim for freedom?

• He had a young daughter and wife to support.

• He was owned by Eliza Emerson.

• He had lived in free states before.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves...

• were NOT citizens of the U.S.

• had NO right to sue in court.

• were considered to be the property of their owner.

• ALL choices

Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 

• seceded
• annexed
• ejected
• ran away 

Texas was a part of the...

• Pacific North West

• Union

• Deep South

• Confederacy