The Civil War and Texas

What was the main issue dividing the United States during the 1800s?

• Immigration policies

• Trade agreements

• Taxation

• Legalized slavery

In which year did Texas become a state?

• 1861

• 1876

• 1845

• 1820

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• An agreement to legalize slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory

• A compromise to ban slavery in the Louisiana Territory

• A trade agreement between Missouri and Maine

• An agreement to admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

• James Buchanan

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A compromise to legalize slavery in the Confederate states

• A document freeing the enslaved people in the rebellious states of the Confederacy

• A military strategy to capture Confederate forts

• A trade agreement between the Union and the Confederacy

What action did South Carolina take in response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?

• They voted to secede from the Union

• They declared war on the Union

• They offered a peace treaty to the Union

• They remained neutral

Who was the Union commander at Forts Moultrie and Sumter in South Carolina?

• General P. G. T. Beauregard

• Major Robert Anderson

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

What was the primary goal of Sam Houston during his second term as governor of Texas?

• To ensure peace between Texas, Mexico, and the United States

• To negotiate a trade agreement with the Union

• To support the secession of Texas from the Union

• To lead the Confederate Army in Texas

How did women in Texas contribute to the war effort during the Civil War?

• By leading the Confederate Army in Texas

• By managing businesses and taking care of farms and plantations

• By negotiating peace treaties with the Union

• By working as nurses, spies, and soldiers

What was the outcome of the Civil War?

• The Confederate states joined the Union as free states

• The Union surrendered to the Confederacy

• The Union was restored and states could not make their own decisions on legalizing slavery

• The Confederate Army won and gained independence