Unit 6 TX Review

Why did some Texans oppose secession?

• there was a small slave population

• slavery was tied with the Texas Economy

• Ranchers in Western and Northern Texas did not have slaves

• there was no transportation for troops to travel east

Why would the production of Cotton in TX drop during the Civil War?

• Crops shifted from Cotton to Wheat & Corn to feed troops

• Production didn't drop

• Supply lines expanded

• cotton was used for the war

Texas joined the Confederacy in what year?

• 1860

• 1859

• 1865

• 1861

Why would the North want to control Texas during the Civil War?

• They wanted access to Mexico

• They wanted to prevent the export of Cotton

• They needed more soldiers

• They wanted to stop the importation of cotton from New England

Which Texas City was captured by the Union and then re-captured by the South?

• Galveston

• Austin

• Dallas

• Houston

Which TX Holiday celebrates the end of Slavery?

• Juneteenth

• Memorial Day

• Arbor day

• Remembrance Day

Why did the Union try to capture the Sabine River between TX & Louisiana?

• To prevent exports of cotton from Galveston

• So the Union could ship cotton to Europe

• So they could cut supply lines and attack the interior of Texas

• So they could break the Confederate Blockade

Why could enslaved people in Texas not escape (Run away) to behind Union battle lines?

• There were not that many slaves in Texas

• Texas was an extreme distance from the front lines of the battle

• They were reluctant to leave their families behind

• They wanted to remain enslaved

Which of the following battles was the 2nd battle in Texas?

• Galveston

• Sabine Pass

• Brownsville

• Palmito Ranch

Which of the following was NOT a reason Sam Houston gave for refusing an oath of allegiance to the C.S.A.?

• He believed he had fought too hard to become part of the U.S.

• He believed it violated his Oath he had sworn to the U.S.

• He believed Texas should remain neutral

• He was convinced the Confederacy would loose the Civil War