POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE CIVIL WAR

Which describes the following?

Despite opposition from Governor Sam Houston, Texans voted to approve an ordinance of secession and with that Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Governor Houston refused to swear allegiance to the new government and was replaced by Lt. Governor Edward Clark.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Federal property in Texas was seized, as Union troops evacuated the state and Texas Confederates took over the frontier forts.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Camps for military instruction and for housing prisoners of war were established.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Texan men joined the Confederate Army, including 25,000 by the end of 1861.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

As the war progressed it is estimated that between 70,000 and 90,000 Texans saw military service in the Confederate ranks. A report from Governor Lubbock in 1863 indicated that 90,000 Texans served in the army.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Transportation was disrupted as stagecoaches became crowded and ran behind schedule and roads and bridges went unrepaired.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

No railroads were built and some in East Texas were torn up, leaving soldiers, supplies, and cotton to be moved by wagons, oxen teams, mules, or horses.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Trade with Mexico became important as the only Confederate state with an international border, Texas benefited from the materials imported from Mexico.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic

Which describes the following?

Instability and smuggling along the border with Mexico increased.

• Political

• Economic

• Social

• Geographic