Causes of the Civil War

Who was elected President of the United States in 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

• Jefferson Davis

• Frederick Douglass

Many Southern leaders were worried that President Lincoln would . . .

• force Southerners to free their slaves

• force all Southerners to work as slaves

• arrest Sam Houston

• sell Texas to Mexico

Texas was the ___ state to secede from the Union.

• first

• second

• sixth

• seventh

When did Texans have an election and vote to secede from the Union?

• January 28, 1861

• February 23, 1861

• March 2, 1861

• April 12, 1861

Texas officially seceeded from the US on March 2, 1861. To secede means to . . .

• leave or drop out of a nation

• declare war

• accomplish a goal

• create a new government

What name was given to the southern states who seceeded from the Union in 1860-1861?

• Confederate States of America

• Republic of the South

• Southern States of America

• Slave States of America

When did the Civil War begin?

• January 28, 1861

• February 23, 1861

• March 2, 1861

• April 12, 1861

Who fought in the Civil War?

• North vs. South

• Texas vs. Mexico

• America vs. Great Britain

• East vs. West

Sam Houston was a unionist. A unionist is someone who . . .

• lived in the South but did not want to secede

• lived in the North and wanted all slaves to be freed

• lived in the South and did not support President Lincoln

• lived in the South and wanted to fight againt the North

What happened to Sam Houston as a result of views on secession?

• he was removed as Governor of Texas for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Confederacy

• he was shot and killed by southerners who supported slavery

• he was elected Vice President of the US to support President Lincoln

• nothing happened to Houston due to his popularity and past history as a great leader