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Civil War in TX

Authored by Zachary Defrancis

History

7th Grade

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Civil War in TX
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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