WorksheetsChapter 16 The Civil War 7th Grade Texas History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Civil War began when _________ soldiers attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861.
Union
Confederate
British
African
People who lived in the western and northern parts of Texas did not depend on enslaved labor, so they _________ leaving the United States.
opposed
supported
voted
rioted
Because the Confederate states were unprepared to manufacture their own
cloth, women wove a coarse, loose-fitting fabric called __________ in their homes.
quinine
homespun
wool
cotton
In 1861 delegates from seceded states met at the ____________ in Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.
Montgomery Convention
Texas Convention
Mexican Convention
Gun Buyers Convention
President Andrew Johnson appointed ___________________ provisional governor of Texas at the end of the Civil War.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Sam Houston
Travis Austin
Santa Anna
________ - second capital of the Confederacy and chief objective of Union armies.
Montgomery, Alabama
Matamoros, Mexico
Richmond, Virginia
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
_______ : site of the first Civil War military action.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Matamoros, Mexico
Montgomery, Alabama
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
_______ : foreign ships used this port to avoid the Union blockade.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Montgomery, Alabama
Matamoros, Mexico
Richmond, Virginia
________ : site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Matamoros, Mexico
Richmond, Virginia
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
__________ : convention in this city formed the Confederate States of America.
Matamoros, Mexico
Richmond, Virginia
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Montgomery, Alabama
Why did the Union want to capture Brownsville?
They wanted to break the blockade.
They wanted to prevent the Confederate use of the Mexican port of Matamoros.
They wanted to build a powerful fort on Brazos Island.
They wanted to establish a valuable supply line to Texas.
Which of the following was true of Galveston in the Civil War?
It was part of the Confederacy throughout the war.
It was captured by the Union in 1862 and remained in Union hands for the rest of the war.
It was captured by the Union in 1862 and later recaptured by the Confederacy.
It was captured by the Union in 1862 and destroyed by Union troops at the end of the war.
Based on the map, which of the following is the correct chronological order for the four Civil War battles fought in Texas?
Brownsville; Sabine Pass; Palmito Ranch; Galveston
Palmito Ranch; Sabine Pass; Galveston; Brownsville
Galveston; Sabine Pass; Brownsville; Palmito Ranch
Sabine Pass; Galveston; Brownsville; Palmito Ranch
Why did two-thirds of Civil War soldiers die from disease or infection?
Most available antibiotics were being used to treat enslaved workers.
Doctors were plentiful but specialized in the wrong medical fields.
Army camps were extremely dirty, and food supplies were inadequate.
Armies tended to be small, so battles did not create many casualties.
Which Confederate general officially surrendered all Confederate forces in Texas at the end of the Civil War?
Edmund Kirby Smith
John Bell Hood
Thomas Green
John Magruder
Unionists faced danger, especially if they tried to avoid being forced into service by the Conscription Act. In August 1862, a large group of German settlers was caught as it attempted to flee to Mexico. Confederate cavalry caught up with the settlers and killed many in a fight near the Nueces River. Other Unionists tried to escape conscription by hiding. Some were arrested. Others were forced to join the Confederate Army, and still others were killed by vigilante groups. These groups were citizens who took the law into their own hands. Some vigilante groups had the approval of local authorities. Vigilantes often hanged Unionists without a trial. For example, in 1862 about 40 suspected Unionists were hanged in Gainesville. —Texas History
According to the excerpt, which of the following statements about Southern vigilante groups is accurate?
They exiled Unionists to the North.
They opposed secession.
They executed people without due process of law.
They conspired with the Mexican cavalry to hang Unionists.
According to the excerpt, which of the following statements about Union supporters in Texas during the Civil War is accurate?
They killed Confederates because they disagreed with the Unionists.
They took the law into their own hands.
They were unpopular because they supported the Confederacy.
They were in danger of being attacked and killed without a trial.
Why was Andrew Jackson Hamilton, the provisional governor of Texas after the Civil War, considered a hero in the North and a traitor in the South?
Andrew Jackson Hamilton was considered by the North to be a hero. Before the Civil War, Hamilton served in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Texas legislature. Like Sam Houston, he refused to join the rebels, whom he viewed as traitors. He thought slavery was wrong, and he was willing to speak out about that position. When his life was threatened because he supported the United States during the war, he fled to Mexico. In the South, he was considered a traitor because he had served in Texas government, but later he spoke out in support of the opposing side—the North.
a
b
c
Summarize the role of Texas women in the Civil War.
Women and enslaved workers (both men and women) did most of the farmwork during the war, so they produced most of the food in Texas. In addition, women had to perform their own household chores, so they worked doubly hard. Women played a role in nursing the sick and taking care of the wounded. Women also had to produce the basic supplies for the army and the state. In Austin, ladies formed a group to sew uniforms and other items for soldiers
a
b
c
Discuss the reasons why Texas seceded from the United States in 1861.
The issue of slavery greatly divided Texas from the Northern states. The economy of Texas, and most of the South, was based on plantation agriculture. Enslaved workers were a key element to the Southern way of life. If slavery ended, many Texans feared that their way of life would end as well. Many Texans believed that if Republicans gained control of the government, they would end slavery. In addition, the Republican Party favored raising tariffs on imported goods. This would benefit Northern industry but would hurt Southern imports of goods. Many Texans were opposed to high tariffs. Some Southern leaders argued for states’ rights, which was the idea that states had the right not to follow laws passed by Congress with which they disagreed, such as a tariff law. These three fundamental issues led to the decision for Texas to secede.
a
b
c
