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WorksheetsTX20 - Texas and the Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What important port city on the coast of Texas was fought over during the Civil War? [hint: both sides wanted it because controlling the port meant controlling the flow of supplies in and out of Texas]
Galveston
El Paso
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
What important Confederate victory ended Union plans to invade Texas? [hint: the Confederates managed to defeat the Union invasion with just 47 soldiers against a force of hundreds]
Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Texas
Battle of the Coast
Based on this bar graph, which side had more resources in EVERY category?
the Union
the Confederacy
both sides were equal on resources
that information is NOT in this graph
This graph shows the resources available to the North and the South during the Civil War. Which resource is the ONLY one that the South had more than the North?
farm acreage
population
railway mileage
workers in manufacturing
One of the main causes that led to the Civil War was "sectionalism" which is -
loyalty to one section of the country instead of to the ENTIRE country
the idea that the U.S. would spread all the way to the Pacific Ocean
the belief that the national government had no right interfering in state issues
political power that resides with those people who choose to vote
Based on this map, the area of the U.S. where people would decide on the existence of slavery by voting [popular sovereignty] is the ________ area.
purple
blue
green
yellow
The ________ said that escaped slaves would be captured and returned to their owners, even if they were living in Free States at the time of their capture.
Fugitive Slave Law
Capture and Transport Law
Slave Again Law
Return to Slavery Law
Which political party existed mostly in the Southern U.S.? [hint: on this map, it's the gray area below the purple line]
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party
the Whig Party
the Independence Party
Why was Sam Houston removed from his position as Governor of Texas in 1861?
he refused to take the Confederate Oath of Allegiance
he lost the election in 1860 and was replaced as Governor
he was caught stealing money from the Texas treasury
he tried to abolish slavery in Texas, but was unsuccessful
Based on the image provided, which of these important people is CORRECTLY described?
TOP LEFT - Sam Houston, elected President of the U.S. in 1860
TOP RIGHT - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy
BOTTOM LEFT - James K. Polk, commander of the Confederate Army during the war
BOTTOM RIGHT - James Henderson, commander of the Union Army during the war
