Civil War 2021

What year did the Civil War begin?

The South felt that slavery was essential to the plantation economy because -

• Enslaved people had experience with technology

• cash crops were labor-intensive and required many workers

• All the Texans were moving back to Mexico so there was no one to work

• Fewer workers were needed due to increasing use of machines

The Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act both dealt with what major issue?

• Distributing land

• Tariffs

• Native Americans

• Slavery

Texas was helpful to the Confederacy because of its geographic closeness with _______

What was the purpose of the Confederacy creating the draft?

• improve their military capabilities

• allowed for soldiers to take medical leave

• established loyalty to the Confederacy

• helped develop factories to produce Confederate supplies

How did the Battle of Sabine Pass affect the Confederate soldiers?

• Ended Texas' participation in the war

• Allowed the Union to invade Houston

• Helped restore Confederate confidence

• Forced the Confederate army to surrender

Who was the United States president during the Civil war?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Santa Anna

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

Whcih word means to formally leave a country?

• Cession

• Annexation

• Manifest Destiny

• Secession

What is a good example of sectionalism?

• The North and the South have a differnece of lifestyles and not agreeing

• The southern states choosing not to following federal laws

• South Carolina leaving and forming the Confederate States of America

• Creating a tax on imports

What was the last battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Sabine Pass