The Civil War and Texas Quiz

What did the South support during the Civil War?

• Abolitionism

• Strong central government

• Popular sovereignty

• States' rights

What did the North rely on during the Civil War?

• Plantation agriculture

• Factories and trade

• Mining and agriculture

• Slavery expansion

What did the West practice during the Civil War?

• States' rights

• Popular sovereignty

• Abolitionism

• Slavery expansion

What did the Republicans in the North want during the Civil War?

• Increase states' rights

• Preserve slavery

• Reduce states' rights

• Slavery expansion

Who was the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln's election?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Texas

What marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Confederate victory at Sabine Pass

• Union blockade of Galveston port

• Union invasion of Texas

• Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

What was the significance of the Galveston port during the Civil War?

• It was used to supply northern textile mills with Texas cotton

• It was captured by the Confederacy in 1862

• It was a target for Union invasion

• It was used to import needed supplies and export goods

Why did Texas farmers begin growing more corn and wheat during the Civil War?

• To feed soldiers

• To increase cotton production

• To fund the war

• To support the Union

What were factories in Texas built for during the Civil War?

• To import supplies

• To build railroads

• To grow more cotton

• To manufacture cannons and shoes

What did many Texas women become during the Civil War?

• Teachers

• Farmers

• Soldiers

• Nurses