Civil War in Texas

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

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

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

This battle took place where Texas and Louisiana seperate

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmito Ranch

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

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

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

In 1861, Texas joined the Confederacy after which event? 

• election of James Buchanan
• inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
• Lee's surrender 
• heated debates over slavery 

What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?

• Their situation got worse

• Their opportunities expanded

• They helped the Confederacy win

• Their rights were taken away

The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.

• North

  South

• South

  North

• North

  East

• West

  East