Civil War in TX

The Civil War began when Union soldiers attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861.

• True

• False

Why did the TX Secession Convention remove Sam Houston from the office of governor?

• He accepted Union support to prevent Texas’ secession.

• He refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.

• He broke his oath of allegiance to the U.S. Constitution.

• He wanted to end slavery and was against state's rights

Why were many enslaved African Americans in Texas unable to escape behind Union battle lines?

• Enslaved African Americans in Texas did not object to slavery.

• Enslaved people were reluctant to leave their families in the South.

• Texas was far from the front lines and Union troops.

• There were very few enslaved African Americans in Texas by 1861.

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?

• regional ethnocentricity

• State's rights

• Secessionism

• Sectionalism

Unionists are . . .

• Immigrants that supported the North

• Northerners who supported the South

• Southerners that supported the North

• Westerners who supported neither side during the war

Why did many people in the Southern states oppose protective tariffs?

• High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products and only Northern factories would be helped by them. .

• They wanted Northern factories to have protection against imported products.

• Tariffs hurt southern factories

• Southerners opposed all forms of taxation without representation.

The Union army attacked Lt. Richard Dowling and Fort Griffin, but they were beaten back by a barrage of accurate cannon fire. The Union soldiers lost the ensuing ___________________ in 35 minutes.

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of New York

Which of the following was not a problem that led to the Civil War?

• Texas trying to gain more land

• Abolition

• Protective Tariffs

• Sectionalism

What political party did Abraham Lincoln represent?

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Know-Nothings

• Republicans

What was the purpose for the Union blockade of the Confederate coastline?

• It would divide the Confederate troops in the east and the west and weaken both parts.

• It would prevent Confederates from escaping to go to other countries for shelter

• It would prevent the South from shipping cotton to European markets and keep them from importing other supplies

• It would capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy.