TEST Retake: Texas Secession and Civil War

The belief that states had the right to not follow federal laws passed by Congress that they disagreed with or thought was unconstitutional was known as

• states' rights

• tariffs

• abolition

• popular sovereignty

What is the significance of April 12, 1861?

• Spanish Colonization began

• San Antonio de Valero Mission founded

• The Civil War began

• Texas joined the Union

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- Shortage of basic supplies such as clothes, shoes, medicine, hospital supplies, and paper

- A declining economy-blockade of cotton trade and worthless paper money

- Most men fighting away from home

- Arrival of refugees from other Southern states

What would be the best title for the box above?

• Contributions of Texans to the Civil War

• Hardships on the Texas Civil War Home-front

• Union Advantages Prior to the Civil War

• Women Make a Difference on the Home-front

Which Texas governor is described by the following statements? - Tried to prevent the Secession Convention from meeting in 1861 - Removed from office after he refused to take the oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America - Refused the help of federal troops to prevent the secession of Texas -- he would not fight against Texas

• Sam Houston

• Francis R. Lubbock

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?

• Texas became an independent republic.

• A constitutional amendment was adopted to provide women the right to vote.

• Texas entered the Union as a slave state.

• Several southern states seceded from the Union.

In the War of 1812, The Battle of New Orleans was actually fought after the end of the war – news not arriving there in time to stop it. Which of the following had a similar circumstance in Texas after the end of the Civil War?

• Battle of Galveston

• Red River Campaign

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

• Battle of Sabine Pass

During the 1800s, sectionalism developed in the United States. The North relied on __________ economic activities and the South's economy relied on __________.

• manufacturing, agricultural

• agricultural, manufacturing

• rural, urban

• developing, developed

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

• Troops did not read the newspaper.

• The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.

• News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

• Texas was winning the war.

Which of the following cities was the location of one of the largest naval battles of the Civil War in 1862? Select the correct answer.

• Sabine Pass

• Galveston

• Palmetto Ranch

Which of the following is the best title for the list below? - goal was to "strangle" the Confederacy - blockade Southern ports - surround Confederacy and move inland

• Anaconda Plan

• Operation Python

• General Scott's Plan

• President Lincoln's Plan