WorksheetsTX25 - Civil War Begins
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
In the years leading up to the Civil War, (a) divided the areas of the North and the South in the U.S. The (b) states believed that states should follow the laws and decisions made by the federal government. The (c) states believed that states' rights allowed them to make decisions without federal interference AND that they could nullify any federal law their state didn' t approve.
(a) - a series of agreements between Northern and Southern states regarding the spread of (b) . It was agreed that citizens of each territory would vote on it - leaving it up to the political power known as (c) to decide the issue.
SLAVERY - the big issue that was tearing the country apart and leading it toward a Civil War
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There are three people in the image - each one representing a different part of the U.S. population in the 1850s. Which of these is NOT one of the people in the image?
a slave
a southern farmer
a northern businessman
a western gold miner
This law stated that escaped slaves would be recaptured and returned to their owners in the south, even if they were found hiding in "free" states.
Which TWO [2] of these choices were the main political parties in the U.S. when the Civil War began?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
mostly in the south, wanted slavery to continue
WHIG PARTY
mostly in the west, wanted slaves to be returned to their country of origin
REPUBLICAN PARTY
mostly in the north, wanted to abolish slavery
KNOW-NOTHING PARTY
mostly on islands off the coast, wanted to teach slaves how to fish and hunt
Put these events from Sam Houston's life in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order:
as a Texan General, he leads his men to victory over Santa Anna
as President of Texas, he makes treaties with Native Americans
as a U.S. Senator from Texas, he helpes make laws for our country
as Governor of Texas, he refuses to join the Confederacy and is removed
he retires to his home in Huntsville where he spends the rest of his days
This is a bar graph showing some of the resources used during the Civil War.
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According to this graph, which resource shows the BIGGEST difference between the Union and the Confederacy?
Match the following BATTLES of the Civil War to the correct descriptions
first battle of the Civil War, fought on the coast of South Carolina in 1861
BATTLE of FORT SUMTER
fought over control of an important port city on the coast of Texas
BATTLE of GALVESTON
a Confederate victory here ended Union plans to invade Texas
BATTLE of SABINE PASS
(a) - Republican leader, President of the U.S. during the war
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(b) - Democratic leader, President of the Confederacy during the war
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(c) - Governor of Texas who was removed when he refused to join the Confederacy
Put each item under the correct GOVERNMENT BRANCH
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WHEN COMPLETED, THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY
makes laws
enforces laws
interprets laws
Congress
President and their advisors
Supreme Court
