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Civil War Texas

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Before the Civil War, what kind of work did most of the northerners and the southerners do? 
a)
Northerners worked in factories, banks, or fianance .
The Southerners worked on farms or were plantation owners 
b)
The Northerners were artisans and explorers.
The southerners were lumberjacks and fishermen.
c)
The northerners worked on farms or were plantation owners. 
The Southerners worked in factories, banks, or fiance. 
d)
The Northerners worked in oil fields and newspapers.
The Southerners worked in fields and growing cotton. 
2.
Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?
a)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rights 
b)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the South 
c)
The Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the US
d)
The Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery 
3.
Why did Sam Houston not want to secede?
a)
He felt that the Union would crush the North, and there would be violence and destruction
b)
He felt that the Union would Crush the South, and there would be violence and destruction
c)
He felt that Texas needed to work on their economy 
d)
He felt that Texas needed more plantations and slaves 
4.
Slavery important in the South, because slaves were used for cheap field labor. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
5.
Where did the first battle of the Civil war take place?
a)
The Battle of Gettysburg
b)
The Battle of Galveston
c)
Fort Sumter 
d)
The Battle of Fredericksburg
6.
In the south farms were growing more_______, and in the North Factories were making more_____ during the Civil War
a)
Cotton and Wheat, Steel and gunpowder 
b)
Corn and Cucumbers, Clothes and Boats
c)
Wheat and Corn, Weapons and ammunition 
d)
Wheat and Cotton, Clothing and Furniture 
7.
Why was Texas not physically affected during the Civil War?
a)
Most of the battles were fought in the West 
b)
Most of the battles were fought in the East
c)
Most of the battles were fought in the Northern territories 
d)
Most of the battles were fought in California 
8.
The abolitionist helped the south keep slaves. True or False?
a)
True 
b)
False
9.
In What year did Texas join the Confederacy?
a)
1865
b)
1859
c)
1861
d)
1865
10.
The headline BEST describes the era of Texas during the Civil War?
a)
The Union Must BE Preserved
b)
Texas Welcomes Indians as Citizens
c)
We Must Fight for Freedom in Mexico
d)
Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery
11.
Who was the President of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Anson Jones
12.
Who was the Commanding General for the Union forces?
a)
General Ulysses S. Grant
b)
General William Sherman
c)
General Robert E. Lee
d)
General Santa Anna
13.
Who was Commanding General for the Confederate forces?
a)
General Ulysses S. Grant
b)
General William Sherman
c)
General Robert E. Lee
d)
General Santa Ana
14.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Battle at Vicksburg
b)
Battle of Ft Sumter
c)
Battle of Palmito Ranch
d)
Battle of Monett's Ferry
15.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
It did absolutely nothing
b)
It freed all the enslaved people in America
c)
It freed the slaves that were in the Union
d)
It freed the slaves that were in the Confederacy. 
16.

All of the following could be considered causes of the civil war EXCEPT

a)

State's Rights

b)

Sectionalism

c)

States rights

d)

Texas joining the United States

17.

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

a)

Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it

b)

Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.

c)

Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy

d)

Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade

18.

The data shown in the graphs best support the conclusion that the North -

a)

lagged behind the South in bank deposits.

b)

was better prepared economically to fight the Civil War.

c)

produced more agricultural products than the South.

d)

lacked several important resources to fight the war.

19.

What cash crop accounted for the large increase in the slave population during the 1800's in Texas?

a)

peanuts

b)

sugar cane

c)

potatoes

d)

cotton

20.

Why did the southern states threaten to secede?

a)

They thought that Lincoln would end slavery.

b)

They thought Lincoln would pass another protective tariff.

c)

Lincoln did not win the electoral college.

d)

Lincoln wanted war with Mexico.

21.

What was one of the major economic differences between the North and the South before the Civil War?

a)

The South was much larger than the North and had more factories

b)

Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land.

c)

The South produced a wider variety of products compared to the North.

d)

The economy of the South was dependent on slave labor

22.
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 
a)
seceded
b)
annexed
c)
ejected
d)
ran away 
23.
A civil war is
a)
a war between north and south
b)
a war between people of the same country
24.
Who was president during the U.S. Civil War?
a)
T. Roosevelt
b)
Washington
c)
Polk
d)
Lincoln
25.

Who won the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

26.

What is a cash crop?

a)

A crop which can be sold or traded

b)

A crop which dies when harvested

c)

A crop which can only be eaten during the summer

27.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
28.
The 14th Amendment granted...
a)
freedom of speech
b)
citizenship and equal protection
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to a speedy and fair trial
29.
Which of these amendments gives citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
30.
The 13th Amendment ...
a)
banned slavery
b)
grants voting rights
c)
grants citizenship and equal protection
d)
restores Confederate rights
31.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
32.
What's the best title for this list? 
a)
Black Codes
b)
Reconstruction Laws & Policies
c)
Civil War Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
33.

This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

34.
laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
a)
 Sovereign
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Juneteenth
d)
Black Codes
35.
to cancel
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Vigilante
c)
Freedman
d)
Nullify
36.
the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas 
a)
Ordinance
b)
Juneteenth
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Reconstruction
37.
a formerly enslaved person
a)
Freedman
b)
Vigilante
c)
Radical Republican
d)
 Ku Klux Klan
38.
the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
a)
Sovereign
b)
Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
Reconstruction 
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
39.
The executive order that declared enslaved persons in the Confederate states were free 
a)
Freedman 
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Black Codes
40.
This word means to get rid of something.
a)
abolish
b)
reconstruction
c)
emancipation
41.
This word describes the month and day Texas was informed that the Civil War was over and the Union won.
a)
abolish
b)
Juneteenth
c)
emancipation
42.
This word means to break away from.
a)
abolish
b)
secede
c)
emancipation
43.
This word is the name given to the Southern states during the Civil War. (including Texas)
a)
secede
b)
Confederacy
c)
abolition 
44.
Texas was ________ slavery.
a)
for
b)
against
45.

What do all 3 of the Texas battles we discussed have in common

a)

They were the bloodiest battles of the war

b)

They were all naval battles

c)

They were all Confederate victories

d)

They were all land battles

46.

Which of the Civil War battles in Texas proved to be the last battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

b)

Battle of Waterloo

c)

Battle of Sabine Pass

d)

Battle of San Jacinto

47.
What was the work of the Freedmen's Bureau? 
a)
It supported the rich people.
b)
It took away food, clothing and shelter from former slaves.
c)
It provided basic needs to formerly enslaved people.
d)
It closed schools and hospitals.

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