Unit 9 Test Review

What did Sam Houston say about secession?

• Texas should remain part of the United States

• Texas should join the Confederacy

• Texas should fight Mexico

• Texas should fight for the Rio Grande

Which event caused Texas to secede from the Union?

• the end of slavery in the U.S.

• the election of President Lincoln

• 
  the invasion of Union troops

• high tax on cotton

Which issue was responsible for Texans joining the Confederacy in the war?

• Tariff of 1830

• Dred Scott decision

• slavery

• Invasion of U.S. Troops

Which of the following were reasons why Texas legislators voted to secede from the Union in 1861?

Select TWO correct answers.

• They feared Lincoln would legally abolish slavery in the U.S.

• They wanted to prevent the spread of slavery.

• They wanted to become an independent republic again.

• They believed the states had the right to nullify federal laws.

During this battle of the Civil War, the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the battle ended in the Confederate army retaking control.

• The Battle of Sabine Pass

• The Battle of Palmito Ranch

• The Battle of Galveston

• The Battle of San Jacinto

I was 29 years old when the Civil War began.
I took command of the 4th Texas infantry which was then named after me.
I fought alongside my men in battle.
I fought at Gettysburg and lost in a battle at Nashville.
I was known for my bravery and leadership.
Who am I?

• John Reagan

• Albert Sidney Johnston

• John Bell Hood

• John McGruder

Which of the following headlines might you have expected to see upon the death of Thomas Green?

• Hero of Battle of Galveston Dies before War’s End

• Postmaster of the Confederacy Dies in Prison Camp

• Leader of Red River Campaign Dies at Young Age

• Leader of Texas Unionists is Assassinated

Terms of the __________

• California admitted as a free state

• Utah & New Mexico could vote on whether or not to allow slavery

• Texas gave up western border

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Decision

• Compromise of 1850

"I would write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

What is being described in the quote above?

• Lincoln-Douglass Debates

• Dred Scott Decision

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which Texan took over as governor of the state after Sam Houston was removed for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy?

• John Magruder

• John Reagan

• Thomas Green

• Francis Lubbock