Civil War, Recon, & CC&R Test Review

How was the United States divided politically?

• The north supported a strong central government, the south supported state rights, and the west practiced popular sovereignty.

• The west supported state rights, the north support popular sovereignty, and the south supported a strong central government.

• The south supported popular sovereignty, the north support state rights and the west supported a strong central government.

• The south supported state rights, the north supported popular sovereignty, and the west supported a strong central government.

What is sectionalism?

• believing in state's rights

• putting the interests of a region ahead of the interests of the nation

• putting an end to slavery in the south

• having a holiday for your region

Who lived mostly in the north and wanted to prevent slavery?

• Independents

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Liberaterians

What was the deciding factor for the south seceding from the union?

• Texas joined the Confederacy.

• South Carolina seceded.

• The slaves were emancipated.

• A Republican became president.

What was the effect of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?

• The Union lost the will to fight.

• Samuel Morse invented the telegraph.

• Thousands of Texans put their horseback riding skills to use.

• The Civil War began

How did the Union successfully capture Galveston during the Civil War?

• They completed an aerial attack.

• They used steamboats lined with cotton bales.

• They established a blockade.

• They were superior in their horseback riding skills.

Why was did the Union want to occupy Sabine Pass?

• There was a railroad in nearby Houston that went to northern cities.

• There were valuable textile mills in Houston.

• They wanted to cut off supplies going into Louisiana.

• They could get more gunboats there.

What were some changes to the economy during the Civil War? (choose 2 answers)

• Women worked on farms and at other jobs.

• Farmers had to grow more wheat and corn instead of cotton.

• More items were markdown at the stores.

• Children sold items at roadside stands to help feed their famiies.

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg so important to the Civil War? (choose all correct answers)

• Ulysses S. Grant set up a training camp there.

• General Lee surrendered.

• It split the Confederacy territory in half.

• The Confederacy lost the Mississippi River.

Why is the Battle of Palmito Ranch unique?

• Robert E. Lee surrendered.

• It was fought after the Civil War was over.

• The Union lost the Civil War there.

• It was in the southernmost city of Texas.