WorksheetsTX26 - Civil War Ends
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 17mins
SECTIONALISM in the U.S.
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NORTH - mostly Republicans who believed that states should faithfully follow all federal laws
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SOUTH - mostly Democrats who believed "states' rights" gave them the power to nullify federal laws
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Label this map with the appropriate choices that are available.
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of agreements between "slave" states in the South and "free" states in the North regarding the spread of slavery into new U.S. territories. It was agreed that citizens of each territory would VOTE on the issue.
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At that time, only white males over the age of 21 had the political power known as _____ that would allow them to vote on this issue of slavery.
sectionalism
checks and balances
individual rights
popular sovereignty
This image helps illustrate the biggest issue in the U.S. that eventually led to the Civil War.
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Which figure in the image is meant to represent "the North"?
How did the Fugitive Slave Law endanger the lives of "free" African Americans in the North?
they were required to serve at least 3 years in the Union army as soldiers
they could be kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South
they were forced to move further North into the freezing cold areas of Canada
NONE of these answers are correct
POLITICAL PARTIES IN 1861
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(a) - mostly in the South, wanted slavery to continue, (b) served as President of the Confederacy
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(c) - mostly in the North, wanted to abolish slavery, (d) served as President of the United States
Match the following LEADERS to the correct descriptions.
removed as governor of Texas when he refused to join the Confederacy
SAM HOUSTON
Republican President of the U.S. during the war
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Democratic President of the Confederate States during the war
JEFFERSON DAVIS
Union general who accepted Lee's surrender
ULYSSES S. GRANT
Confederate General who surrendered at Appomattox Court House
ROBERT E. LEE
This set of circle graphs shows that the North - also known as the Union - had a clear resource advantage over the South - known as the Confederacy.
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Based on those circle graphs, which THREE [3] of the choices are shown as resource advantages for the North?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
land area
railroad mileage
experienced military leadership
manufacturing plants
industrial workers
BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
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(a) - first battle of the war, fought on the coast of South Carolina
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(b) - fought for control of an important port city in Texas
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(c) - Confederate victory that ended Union plans to invade Texas
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(d) - last battle of the war, fought a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox due to delayed communications
Write about how the economy of Texas was affected by the Civil War in the following areas:
1 - one sentence about "farming" in Texas
2 - one sentence about "factories" in Texas
3 - one sentence about "women" in Texas
Put the following events of the Civil War in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order:
Republican Abraham Lincoln is elected as President, leading to the creation of the Confederacy
Texan Governor Sam Houston refuses to join the Confederacy and is removed from office
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the rebelling South
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the war
the Battle of Palmito Ranch is fought a month AFTER the war ended, due to delayed communication
In January of 1863, U.S. President (a) issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves in the rebelling (b) states. It took 2 more years of fighting for the Civil War to finally end with a (c) victory so that this presidential decree could be enforced.
Which THREE [3] of these items are rights or freedoms that are protected in both the U.S. Bill of Rights and the Texas Bill of Rights?
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YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS
freedom of speech
right to an education
freedom of the press
right to health care
freedom of religion
Which of these vocabulary terms is "a document that outlines the nature, functions, and limits of a government"?
emancipation
reconstruction
constitution
nullification
