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WorksheetsTexas Joins a Divided Nation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What was Mollie Bailey most remembered for?
She ran a successful circus business.
She trained other nurses during the Civil War.
She was a bandleader.
She spied on Union soldiers for the Confederate soldiers.
What was a result of Mollie Bailey spying on the Union soldiers?
She was able to learn tips from the Union nurses.
She was able to get medicine to soldiers who were sick.
She sold a lot of cookies, and was able to start a successful business.
She helped the Confederate soldiers win the Civil War.
Why do you think the Union soldiers didn't suspect that Mollie Bailey was a spy?
because she had been a nurse for the Union soldiers
because she was a nurse for the Confederate soldiers
because she was really nice, and sold them cookies
because women weren't allowed to fight in wars
Which was the first state to secede from the United States?
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
South Carolina
Why did the new European settlements in Texas cause problems for the American Indians?
Europeans and American Indians could not agree on what to call the new land they shared.
American Indians moved onto the European settlements without permission.
American Indians lived there for centuries and were being forced off their land.
Europeans wanted the American Indians to help them find people to move to Texas.
Answer this question after reading the article "Texas in the Civil War."
After Lincoln was elected president of the United States, Southerners were afraid that _____.
a: Lincoln would not want the Southern states to be part of the United States
b: Lincoln would make all Southern people slaves
c: a law might be passed to end slavery
d: everyone would have to move to the North
Who was the commander of the Union army?
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America.
seceded
ejected
annexed
ran away
What is a frontier?
It is the farthest part of a settled country. Next to the land that had not been settled yet.
the third tier in a land
open land
cowboy country
Texas was a part of the...
Pacific North West
Deep South
Union
Confederacy
Who was president during the U.S. Civil War?
T. Roosevelt
Polk
Washington
Lincoln
What was the difference between the North and South economies?
The North was based on farming, while the South was based on manufacturing.
The South had a few factories, but mainly depended on farming, while the North's economy was based on manufacturing.
The South was based on fishing, while the North was based on hunting.
The North depended on the South for crops.
Why was the North suitable for factories?
The North didn't have farmland.
There were many immigrants in the North who were suitable for working in factories.
The North did not want to farm.
The South wanted to farm, and the North did not.
Who won the Civil war?
The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of
tariffs
slavery
states rights
trade with Europe
The Confederate army was commanded by:
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jefferson
