Texas in the Civil War Test

Match the following Civil War Figures to their correct descriptions.

• Union President

• Robert E. Lee

• Union General

• Abraham Lincoln

• Confederate President

• Jefferson Davis

• Confederate General

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which statement best completes this cause and effect diagram?

• Ulysses S. Grant becomes General of the Union army

• South Carolina secedes from the Union

• The 13th Amendment is passed abolishing slavery

• The Kansas-Nebraska act results in bloodshed

The Battle of Sabine Pass occurred on 9/8/1863. Select the correct location for the battle on the map shown.

Select the answer choice that does NOT describe the Battle of Fort Sumter:

• It was the first battle of the Civil War.

• It caused 4 other southern states to secede from the Union

• It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War

• No one was killed in the battle.

Select the excerpt from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address that discusses how the war must go on despite heavy sacrifices already made:

Confederates were able to launch a sneak attack by sea and then land on the Texas coast, capturing Union soldiers on January 1, 1863: ​ (a)  

​ (b)   was a turning point victory for the Union though their were heavy casualties on both sides.

This battle was the last Confederate defense of the Mississippi River. This Union victory cut the Confederacy in 2 pieces: ​ (c)  

​ (d)   ​ happened near Brownsville, TX after the Confederates had surrendered a month before. Confederates won.

• The Battle of Galveston
• The Battle of Gettysburg
• The Battle of Vicksburg
• The Battle of Palmito Ranch

The​ (a)   had warm weather for growing crops which led to the creation of plantations and need for slave labor.

The​ (b)   had cold weather that was not ideal for farming so it became more industrial with factories for making textiles and no slavery.

The ​ (c)   was primarily agricultural and mined for resources like gold and silver.

• South
• North
• West

What can be assumed, based on this chart?

• The US Civil War had the least amount of deaths of any American involved war

• The US Civil War had the most casualties because both sides were American

• World War I and II each lost about the same amount of men

• As time progresses, there are more American deaths during wartime

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1:

S-?

S-Sectionalism

S-State's Rights

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 2:

T-?

S-Secession