Jan 26th: SS Quiz Week 20

Which flag or flags flew over Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction?

• Confederate only

• Republic of Texas and United States

• United States only

• United States and Confederate

Which headline best describes Texas during the Civil War?

• The Union Must be Preserved

• Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens

• We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico

• Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union?

• The wanted Abraham Lincoln as president.

• They considered slavery vital to the economy.

• They disagreed with paying high federal taxes.

• they thought the national government was influenced by Britain.

What is the definition of a blockade?

• the act of giving someone freedom

• a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop

• blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out

• independent power given to the people

What is the definition of secede?

• to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the union

• a concern for regional needs and interests

• to join something

• the act of giving someone freedom

How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

• Seceding states believed the federal government was not permitted to raise tariffs

• Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions

• Seceding states believed only state governments can protect the individual rights of citizens

• Seceding states believed the U.S. Constitution prevented states from establishing local taxation.

Which statement below explains why Texas ENTERED the Civil War?

• Most Texans believed that slavery was wrong and wanted it to end.

• Most Texans just wanted to end the trading of slaves.

• Most Texans thought the economy of Texas would be damaged if slavery were ended.

The graph compares the resources of the North to those of the South in 1860. Based on the information presented in the graph, which of the following statements is true?

• The North had more resources than the South in every category except for the railway mileage.

• The North had more resources than the South in every category except for farm acreage.

• The North had fewer resources than the South in nearly every category represented.

• The North had the same number of resources as the South in nearly every category represented.

Before the Civil War, only 25% of Texas families owned slaves. Yet most nineteenth-century Texans opposed any interference with the institution of slavery because -

• They believed that slavery was necessary for the development of a strong military

• They believed that outlawing slavery interfered with states' rights.

• They believed that they might eventually own slaves as well.

• They believed that slavery was necessary for continued economic growth of Texas

What was the effect of Sam Houston's refusal to swear allegiance to the constitution of the Confederate States of America?

• Texas did not secede form the Union.

• Sam Houston was removed as governor.

• Sam Houston was made a general in the Union army.

• Texas amended the state constitution to eliminate the oath.