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Civil War in Texas

Authored by Gayla Raulie

History

6th - 8th Grade

Civil War in Texas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The three major battles that took place in Texas during the Civil War were where?

Sabine Pass, Palmito Ranch, Galveston

San Antonio, San Jacinto, Brownsville,

El Paso, Galveston, Houston

Brownsville, Nacogdoches, Red River

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This battle took place near Houston, near the mouth of the ship channel

Battle of Galveston

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Battle of Sabine Pass

Battle of Brownsville

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This battle took place near the mouth of the Rio Grande in south Texas

Battle of Galveston

Battle of Sabine Pass

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Battle of Alamo

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This battle took place where Texas and Louisiana seperate

Battle of Galveston

Battle of Sabine Pass

Battle of Palmito Ranch

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Leaders of Texas at the Secession Convention wanted to leave the union because 

they felt slavery was important to the southern economy 
they didn't want to pay high taxes
they wanted Abe Lincoln to be the president of the south
they thought the national government was being led by England

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What was the role of states' rights in the Civil War? 

Seceding states thought the federal government should have all the power
Seceding states thought only state governments could protect individual rights
States that seceded didn't think the federal government should interfere with state decisions
States' rights didn't play a part in the outbreak of the Civil War

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why is 1861 important to Texas and US history? 

Texas seceded, became part of the Confederacy, and the start of the Civil War 
the year that Texas was annexed into the US
Passed the 13th amendment
the year Texas gained independence from Mexico

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