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Texas & the Civil War

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the last battle of the Civil War?

a)

Palmito Ranch

b)

Appomatox

c)

Shiloh

d)

Vicksburg

2.
Which word means to leave or withdraw from?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
3.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
4.

Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Andrew Jackson Hamilton

d)

Jefferson Davis

5.
Where did the South finally surrender unconditionally to the Union?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
6.

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Sabine Pass

d)

Vicksburg

7.
Loyalty to a region as opposed to the nation as a whole.
a)
Unionist
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
8.
Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass were all
a)
Radical Republicans
b)
Conductors
c)
Abolitionists
d)
Whigs
9.
Texas soldiers referred to as Robert E. Lee's "finest men"
a)
Hood's Texas Brigade
b)
Terry's Texas Rangers
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Los Diablos Tejanos
10.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
11.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? _________________
a)
92% of industry found in the North
b)
Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
c)
75% of railroads and banking were in the Norththe North had a large navy
d)
the North had a large navy
12.

In which battle did the North take control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in two?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Palmito Ranch

c)

Galveston

d)

Vicksburg

13.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery and directly led to the Southern secession
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
14.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
15.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the need for slaves in the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
16.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
17.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
18.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
19.
What was the name of the newly formed nation in the South made of states? 
a)
Confederates States of America
b)
United States of America
c)
The South
d)
The Union
20.
Who was the president of the Confederates States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
James Buchanan
21.
Which state was the first to leave the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
d)
Pennsylvania
22.
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antienam
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Bull Run
23.

Who was the general of the Union that led the North to victory?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

John Bell Hood

d)

Albert Sidney Johnston

24.

Who was the general of the Confederates?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

"Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

25.
Which unit fought in more battles than any other cavalry unit?
a)
Terry's Texas Rangers
b)
Hood's Brigade
c)
Freedmen of Texas
d)
Texas Unionist
26.

Forced enrollment of people into the military service, in order to raise more soldiers

a)

Conscription

b)

Secession

c)

Abolition

d)

Sectionalism

27.

Texas contributed to the Civil War by

a)

shipping cotton to Europe

b)

raising 60,000 soldiers

c)

sending high-ranking officers

d)

all of the above

28.
Sam Houston supported Texas secession.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Which pre-Civil War issue did the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all address?
a)
Slavery
b)
Tariffs
c)
Representation
d)
State's Rights
30.

When did the last battle of the Civil War occur?

a)

before the surrender

b)

after the surrender

31.

How many Texans enlisted in the Confederate army?

a)

2,000

b)

60,000

c)

15,000

d)

90,000

32.

When did the Civil War begin?

a)

April 1861

b)

January 1863

c)

May 1865

d)

November 1860

33.

When did the Civil War end?

a)

May 1866

b)

April 1865

c)

June 1863

d)

September 1864

34.

Which term best describes German Texans, Tejanos, and African Americans during the Civil War?

a)

Slaves

b)

Unionists

c)

Confederates

d)

Conscriptionists

35.

Which major Texas port did both the Union and Confederacy hold during the war?

a)

Galveston

b)

Port Arthur

c)

Brazos Island

d)

Sabine Pass

36.

The Davis Guard led the victory at which Texas battle?

a)

Galveston

b)

Sabine Pass

c)

Brownsville

d)

Palmito Ranch

37.

Which Texas military leader led the Confederate victory at Brownsville and Palmito Ranch?

a)

John "RIP" Ford

b)

John Magruder

c)

Richard Dowling

d)

Albert Sidney Johnston

38.

How many states made up the Confederate States of America?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

39.

What name was given to the states that allowed slavery but didn't secede from the Union?

a)

Union Territories

b)

Border States

c)

Confederacy

d)

the West

40.

Which part of the North's "Anaconda Plan" was meant to prevent the South from being able to trade with Europe?

a)

the Union Blockade

b)

Sherman's "March to the Sea"

c)

Capture the capital at Richmond, VA

d)

Burning of Atlanta

41.

Which answer below correctly pairs the region with their primary economic activity?

a)

North = manufacturing

South = agriculture

b)

North = cities

South = rural country

c)

North = Banking

South = Trade

d)

North = free states

South = slave states

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