Civil War Test Review

Which headline best describes Texas during the American Civil War?

• The Union Must Be Preserved

• Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens

• We Must Fight For Freedom in Mexico

• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1856

• 1859

• 1861

• 1865

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union?

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln as President

• They considered slavery vital 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' right contribute the 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

What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear oath to the Confederate States of America?

• Texas did not secede from the Union

• Sam Houston was removed as governor

• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union Army

• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath

Which event led to the increased production of corn in wheat in Texas during the years of the American Civil War?

• Texas farms began using new fertilizers and pesticides

• Enslaved people stopped working on the cotton plantations

• A need to feed soldiers increased demand for these products

• Confederate officials sent money to Texas farmers to buy land

Why did the enslaved Texans begin celebrating their freedom on June 19, 1865?

• Because of the distance and the war, many had not learned of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863

• Texas was fighting Mexico for its independence and did not know about the Emancipation Proclamation

• Mexico did not recognize laws passed by the United States government

• Texas was an independent nation and did not recognize laws passed by the United States government

Which amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which amendment abolished (ended) slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment