Texas Weekly, Week 20

In the section titled, A Nation Divided:

Following Abraham Lincoln’s election, two senators from which state resigned?

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Virginia

In the section titled, A Nation Divided:

What was the agreement called that allowed the Maine and Missouri territories to become states?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Three-fifths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Fugitive Slave State

In the section titled, A Nation Divided:

What piece of legislation required all people escaping enslavement to be captured by law enforcement and returned to their legal owners?

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Three-fifths act

• the Missouri Compromise

In the section titled, Firing on Fort Sumter

Who led the Confederate troops that finally attacked the men at Fort Sumter?

• Robert E. Lee

• P.T.E. Beauregard

• Ely S. Parker

• Ms. Macklin

In the section titled, Response to War:

Of the 90,000 Texans who served in the Civil War, about how many fought for the Union Army?

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 15,000

• 60,000

In the section titled, Response to War:

Which of the following was NOT an occupation Mollie Bailey was believed to have held during the Civil War?

• Nurse

• Circus Performer

• Dress Maker

• Spy

In the section titled, Sam Houston Opposes the War:

From 1846 to 1859, Sam Houston served as the ​ ​ (a)   for Texas.​

• Senator
• Governor
• President
• Father

In the section titled, The Texas Brigade:

In which state was John Bell Hood born?

• Texas

• Tennessee

• Michigan

• Kentucky

In the section titled, Edmund J. Davis:

How many soldiers did Davis recruit to serve in his regiment (army)?

• 2,915

• 1,225

• 2,115

• 1,915

In the section titled, Emancipation Proclamation:

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A celebration of victory

• A treaty

• A legal document ending slavery

• A painting