History Games - Civil War 1

Match each item with its description.

• John Reagan

• Texan who served as postmaster general of the Confederacy

• Edward Clark

• Texan governor who opposed secession

• Jefferson Davis

• President of the Confederacy

• Sam Houston

• Confederate who became governor in 1861

• Abraham Lincoln

• Called for volunteers to defend the Union after Confederates attacked Fort Sumter

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SS.7.B.5.c

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

In the 1850s, the new Republican Party was opposed to which issue?

• the abolishment of slavery

• the spread of slavery into new territories

• the continuation of tariffs and other protection for northern industry

• the annexation of Texas into the United States

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SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

SS.7.B.5

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.B.5.c

Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?

• They wanted economic protection for Southern manufacturers.

• They wanted to protect Northern factories against imported products.

• High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.

• Southerners opposed all forms of taxation without representation.

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SS.7.B.5.c

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

SS.7.B.5

How did the Ordinance of Secession justify Texas’s break from the U.S.?

• Sovereign states could leave the U.S. with Congressional approval.

• The Texas economy depended on slavery, and Lincoln wanted to abolish it.

• It stated that many of its residents were from other countries.

• It claimed that the government was trying to interfere with Texas interests.

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SS.7.B.5.c

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

SS.7.B.5

What was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?

• A majority supported it.

• A majority opposed it.

• Most remained neutral.

• Most supported Houston.

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SS.7.B.5.c

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

SS.7.B.5

Why did Sam Houston refuse allegiance to the Confederate States of America?

• He opposed slavery and supported the efforts to have it abolished.

• He felt this oath violated a previous one to uphold the U.S. Constitution.

• He was convinced that the Confederacy would never win the Civil War

• He believed that as governor he should remain neutral.

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SS.7.B.5.c

SS.7.B.5.a

SS.7.A.1

SS.7.B.1.a

SS.7.B.5