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Texas & The Civil War 2026

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the Civil War (_____vs. _____)?

a)

Mexico vs USA

b)

Texas vs The South

c)

Union (North) vs. Confederacy (South)

d)

Union (North) vs. Great Britain

2.

Which side did Texas fight for during the Civil War?

a)

Confederacy (South)

b)

Union (North)

3.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

4.

To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to, including the withdrawal of states from the Union:

a)

Slavery

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Secede

5.

The act of giving someone freedom:

a)

Slavery

b)

Emancipation

c)

Separation of Powers

6.

Independent power given to the people:

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Emancipation

7.

A system that allows each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent any one branch from having too much power:

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Secede

8.

A tax on imported goods:

a)

Tariff

b)

Emancipation

c)

Exportation

9.

The practice of one human being owned by another:

a)

Emancipation

b)

Secede

c)

Slavery

10.

South Carolina believed it had the right to nullify (cancel) a federal law it considered to be illegal or unconstitutional:

a)

States' Rights

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nullification Crisis

11.

The position that the federal government should not interfere with the independent powers of each state:

a)

States' Rights

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nullification Crisis

12.

The bill that raised taxes on foreign imported goods:

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Tariff of 1832 (Tariff of Abominations)

c)

Sectionalism

13.

Concern for regional needs and interests:

a)

Sectionalism

b)

States' Rights

c)

Unionism

14.

What was the South's economy based on?

a)

Large Farms (Plantations) & Slavery

b)

Small Farms & Factories

15.

What type of economy did the North rely on:

a)

Large Farms (Plantations) & Slavery

b)

Small Farms & Factories

16.

What did Texas have in common with the other southern states (check the 3 that apply):

a)

Grew the chief cash crop: cotton

b)

Shared the southern economy (plantation agriculture)

c)

Social Structures (slave labor)

d)

Rodeo/Cowboy Economic Freedom

17.

True or False: Many southerners felt that their way of life would be in danger when Lincoln was elected president.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which southern state seceded first?

a)

Florida

b)

Mississippi

c)

South Carolina

d)

Texas

19.

What document did the Texas delegates sign at the Convention that stated that the "U.S. had abused its power and Texas had the right to free itself" from them?

a)

Tariff of Abominations

b)

Ordinance of Secession

c)

Treaty of Rocco

20.

What was the name of the convention where Southern delegates met to form the Confederate States of America (CSA)?

a)

Montgomery Convention

b)

Texas Convention

c)

Convention of 1836

21.

What was the name of the new country created by Southern States?

a)

USA - United States of America

b)

USC - United States of Confederacy

c)

CSA - Confederate States of America

22.

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Sam Houston

23.

Where did the Civil War begin (the South fired first!)?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Fort Houston, TX

c)

New York City, NY

d)

Fort Sumter, SC

24.

Which group of immigrants in Texas voted against seceeding from the United States?

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Italians

25.

How were the Texans that supported the Union treated?

a)

Violently attacked

b)

Protected by Texas Rangers

c)

Made fun of

d)

Ignored or excluded

26.

During the Civil War, more men died from __?__ than from bullets?

a)

Starvation

b)

Disease

c)

Hanging

27.

Created by the Confederate Government, this required all men between the ages of 18 to 35 to join the Confederate armed forces:

a)

The Conscription Act

b)

The First Reconstruction Act

28.

What was the name of the well-known military unit in the Confederate Army that came from Texas?

a)

Texan Confederates

b)

Lubbock Cavalry

c)

Hood's Brigade

d)

Bell's Bashers

29.

Who was the Commanding General of the Confederacy (hint: he called his army the Army of Northern Virginia)?

a)

Francis Lubbock

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

John Bell Hood

d)

Robert E. Lee

30.

TRUE OR FALSE: Lack of medicines &available doctors, unhealthy diet, and filthy camps led to disease spreading quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which country did Texas have a trade relationship with during the Civil War?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Mexico

32.

What did the Union Navy set up to prevent the South from shipping cotton to Europe and receiving supplies?

a)

A Tactical Loop

b)

A Blockade

c)

A Military Roadblock

d)

A Giant Dam Made Up of Frozen Tortilla Chips

33.

Who was the Commander of the Confederate forces in Texas during the Battle of Galveston (he used "Cotton Clads")?

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

John Bell Hood

c)

John B. Magruder

d)

Francis Lubbock

34.

Created by Gen. John B. Magruder, these boats were lined with cotton bales during the Battle of Galveston:

a)

The Last Airbenders

b)

Cotton Clads

c)

Steel Giants

d)

Iron Clads

35.

During the Battle of Sabine Pass, what were the 45 Confederate soldiers at Fort Griffin known as?

a)

Hood's Brigade

b)

Davis Guards

c)

Dowling's Guards

d)

Texas Rangers

36.

Which side was victorious at the Battle of Sabine Pass?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

37.

On April 9, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant and Union troops finally forced the surrender of Confederate forces at:

a)

The Apple Orchard Kitchen Center

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

The White House

38.

What was the date of the Confederacy’s official surrender?

a)

December 29, 1865

b)

April 9, 1864

c)

April 9, 1865

d)

May 31, 1866

39.

Where did the last battle of the Civil War take place?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

b)

Nashville, Tennessee

c)

Palmito Ranch, Texas

d)

Marshmallow Bluff, Alabama

40.

Who won at Palmito Ranch, the North (Union) or the South (Confederacy)?

a)

North (Union)

b)

South (Confederacy)

41.

What were the advantages the Union North had over the Confederate South? Click all that apply....

a)

Union Blockade

b)

Better Transportation

c)

Factories/Industry

d)

Higher Population

e)

Larger Military