Unit 8 - Texas in the Civil War

1. Battle of Palmito Ranch

2. Reconstruction

3. Sam Houston removed as governor

4. Civil War ends

Which event happened first?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

1. Battle of Palmito Ranch

2. Reconstruction

3. Sam Houston removed as governor

4. Civil War ends

Which event happened second?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

1. Battle of Palmito Ranch

2. Reconstruction

3. Sam Houston removed as governor

4. Civil War ends

Which event happened third?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

1. Battle of Palmito Ranch

2. Reconstruction

3. Sam Houston removed as governor

4. Civil War ends

Which event happened last?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In what year did Texas join the Confederacy?

• 1856

• 1859

• 1861

• 1865

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

• They wanted Abraham Lincoln as President

• They disagreed with paying high federal taxes

• They thought the National Government was influenced by Britain

• They considered slavery essential to their economy

Which battle was fought along the Rio Grande, after the Confederate surrender, and the last of the Civil War?

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Brownsville

What was the result of Sam Houston refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy?

• Texas did not secede from the Union.

• Sam Houston was removed and forced to resign as governor of Texas

• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union army

• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath

What was the biggest communication issue that caused a delay in the Civil War?

• Telephones allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home.

• New forms of connections helped Confederate forces in Texas anticipate Union movements.

• Photographs of battle scenes published in newspapers led many in Texas to desire an end to the war.

• Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the end of the war.

All of the following were reasons for the Civil War EXCEPT

• Tariffs (taxes)

• States' rights

• Sectionalism

• Rights of Texas citizens