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WorksheetsBattles and the Events of the Civil war
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who won the Battle at Galveston on January 1, 1863?
The Union
The Confederacy
This is the day slaves in the South heard about the Emancipation Proclamation two years after it was issued is known as?
June 23rd
Juneteenth
Emancipation day
June 19th
Which of the following was most important to getting supplies, soldiers, and information to both sides of the Civil war?
Airports
Seaports
The U.S. postal service
Railways
The executive order that freed all the slaves in the South is called?
The Treaty of Appomattox Court House
The Emancipation Proclamation
Juneteenth
The Freedom Act
The Battle in which the south was able to take the port of Galveston from the Union army
The Second Battle of Galveston
The First Battle of Galveston
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
What was the Great Hanging in Gainesville?
Confederates were hung for their mistreatment of slaves
Unionist were hung after losing at the second battle of Galveston
Unionist were hung due to their opposition of Texas joining the Confederacy
Confederates were hung after losing the first battle of Galveston
Which of the following best describes the Battle of Palmito Ranch
Last battle fought after the Civil War
The last battle of the Civil War in which General Lee surrendered
The battle where Union troops used blockades to takeover a port in south Texas
when Texas continued trade with Mexico after ports cut off.
The Red River Campaign
The South Texas Campaign
When Union Troops were prevented from reaching Northeast Texas
The Red River Campaign
The South Texas Campaign
Which of the following best explains the views of the South on slavery?
They wanted to expand slavery
They wanted to keep slavery exactly where it was
They wanted to abolish slavery
Which of the following best describes the views of the North on slavery?
They wanted to expand slavery
They wanted to abolish slavery
They wanted to keep slavery exactly where it was
Why was slavery an important issue in the South?
They felt it was just an easier way of life
They felt the northern industrial economy would take over if slavery was abolished
They did not feel slavery was an important issue
They felt their economy would be destroyed if slavery was abolished
What is the definition of sectionalism?
to leave one's country
Favoring a region of a country over the interests of the entire nation
the belief that the federal government only has power specifically given to them in the constitution
a tax on imported or exported goods
What year did the Civil War begin?
1845
1865
1850
1861
What year did the Civil War end?
1850
1845
1865
1861
Who had an industrial economy
The North
The South
Who had an agricultural economy?
The North
The South
Name for the South
The Union
The Confederacy
Name for the North
The Union
The Confederacy
Who is the first state to secede from the Union?
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Who had more railroad mileage?
The South
The North
