WorksheetsTexas History Chapter 16
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. The Civil War began when Union soldiers attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861.
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Because the Confederate states were unprepared to manufacture their own cloth, women wove a coarse, loose-fitting fabric called quinine in their homes.
True
False
3. John Bell Hood commanded a Confederate gunboat when the Confederates retook Galveston in 1863.
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False
The Battle of Sabine Pass was the last major battle of the Civil War.
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Why did the Convention remove Sam Houston from the office of governor?
He broke his oath of allegiance to the U.S. Constitution.
He accepted Union support to prevent Texas’ secession
He refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
He had attempted to prevent the Convention from meeting
Why did two-thirds of Civil War soldiers die from disease or infection?
Most available antibiotics were being used to treat enslaved workers.
Doctors were plentiful but specialized in the wrong medical fields.
Army camps were extremely dirty and food supplies were inadequate.
Armies tended to be small, so battles did not create many casualties.
Why did many people in the Southern states oppose high tariffs?
They wanted Southern manufacturers to have economic protection against imports.
They wanted Northern factories to have protection against imported products.
High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.
Southerners opposed all forms of taxation without representation.
What was the most common cause of death for soldiers in the Civil War?
lack of protective clothing and foot gear
surprise ambushes in the field
incorrect diagnosis by field doctors
disease and infection
What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?
All enslaved persons in the United States were now free
All enslaved persons in the Confederate states were free
Slavery could be maintained if the Confederacy immediately surrendered.
Any enslaved persons who joined the Union army would be considered free
Why were many enslaved African Americans in Texas unable to escape behind Union battle lines?
There were very few enslaved African Americans in Texas by 1861
Texas was far from the front lines and Union troops.
Enslaved people were reluctant to leave their families in the South.
Enslaved African Americans in Texas did not object to slavery
1. Which of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the Confederate States of America was a key reason Southern states seceded from the Union?
the right of citizens in each state to be treated equally
the right of citizens to travel freely
the right of citizens to own slaves
the right of citizens to own property
1. The issue of raising tariffs divided the North and the South. Most Southerners were…
in favor of high tariffs because they would benefit the South’s industries
in favor of high tariffs because they would help pay off the public debt in states like Texas
opposed to high tariffs because they would benefit the North’s industries
opposed to high tariffs because they would increase the price of goods imported into the South.
This graphic organizer identifies some of the effects of the Civil War on the Texas home front. Which of the following headings best fits the center circle as a major cause of these effects?
Union blockade along the Gulf coast
Confederate blockade along the Mississippi River
Union blockade along the Texas-Mexico border
Union invasion and destruction of factories and businesses
