Civil War Review

Who was the governor of Texas in 1860 when President Lincoln was elected?

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Edmund Davis

• Jefferson Davis

The Union (northern states) believed that the Southern States had the right to secede or break away from the Union.

• True

• False

Sam Houston did not want to secede or breakaway from the Union and refused to swear a loyalty oath to the Confederacy.

• True

• False

A cavalry is a group of soldiers who fight on foot.

• True

• False

Where did most of the battles take place in The Civil War?

• Texas

• North and South Carolina

• Virginia and Tennessee

• Mississippi and Alabama

What was one cause of The Civil War? 

• There were tensions between Texas and Mexico.

• The South was an agricultural society that relied heavily on slaves.

• The Northern states were richer than the Southern states.

• None of the choices are correct.

About 30 % of the soldiers in Texas who fought in The Civil War were African American.

• True

• False

Who signed The Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington

• Sam Houston

• James Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

What did The Emancipation Proclamation end?

• agriculture

• cavalry

• slavery

• industry

After The Emancipation Proclamation was signed, African Americans were allowed to serve in the Union Army.

• True

• False