Unit 7 - Civil War/Reconstruction

In what year did Texas join the Confederacy and the Civil War begin?

• 1856

• 1859

• 1861

• 1865

Why did people in the South not want to give up their slaves?

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln as president.

• They considered slavery important to the economy.

• They disagreed with paying high federal taxes.

• They thought the national government was influenced by Britain.

How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Seceding states believed the federal government was not permitted to raise tariffs.

• Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions.

• Seceding states believed only state governments can protect the individual rights of citizens.

• Seceding states believed the U.S. Constitution prevented states from establishing local taxation.

Confederate General Richard Taylor was able to stop the Union from invading Texas in which event?

• New Mexico Campaign

• Red River Campaign

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Galveston

Following the Civil War, the government created an organization to help newly freed slaves. The organization was called the

• Organization for Former Slaves

• Bureau of Slavery

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Black Codes

All the following were advantages the Union had over the Confederacy during the Civil War, EXCEPT

• The Union had more money.

• There were more factories in the north.

• The Union had better communications and more railroads.

• The Confederacy had a larger population.

Which Texas holiday celebrates the announcement that slaves in Texas were free in 1865?

• Juneteenth

• Veteran's Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Texas Independence Day

Which Confederate general commanded the forces that were victorious in the attack to retake Galveston from the Union in 1863?

• John Reagan

• Thomas Green

• John Bell Hood

• John B. Magruder

Which battle was fought near Brownsville after the Confederacy had already surrendered in 1865?

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Monett's Ferry

President Lincoln's decree (law) during the Civil War that ended slavery in the Confederate states was called the __________

• Black Codes

• Emancipation Decree

• 13th Amendment

• Emancipation Proclamation