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Unit 7 Review ( Civil War& Reconstruction)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main agricultural product that became dominant in Texas after 1845?

a)

Wheat

b)

Cotton

c)

Corn

d)

Rice

2.

What was the main issue threatening to tear the nation apart in the 1850s?

a)

Slavery

b)

Tariffs

c)

State rights

d)

Immigration

3.

What did many Texans fear about Lincoln's presidency?

a)

It would lead to economic prosperity

b)

It would lead to the abolition of slavery

c)

It would strengthen the Confederacy

d)

It would increase taxes

4.

What did Sam Houston believe secession would lead to?

a)

Peaceful negotiations

b)

War

c)

Economic prosperity

d)

Political stability

5.

Which battle was the last major military engagement in Texas during the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Galveston

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Battle of Palmito Ranch

d)

Battle of Sabine Pass

6.

What was the significance of the Battle of Sabine Pass in the Civil War?

a)

It resulted in the capture of a major Confederate general.

b)

It marked the first use of ironclad ships in the Civil War.

c)

It was the first battle fought on Texas soil.

d)

It was a major Confederate victory that prevented Union forces from invading Texas.

7.

Even after the Civil War ended, fighting raged on in Texas because --

a)

Troops did not read the newspaper.

b)

The government of Texas wanted to continue the war.

c)

News about the end of the war traveled slowly.

d)

Texas was winning the war.

8.

During this battle of the Civil War, the Union Navy blockaded Texas ports, but the battle ended in the Confederate army retaking control.

a)

The Battle of Sabine Pass

b)

The Battle of Palmito Ranch

c)

The Battle of Galveston

d)

The Battle of San Jacinto

9.

Which battles were fought in Texas?

Select THREE correct answers.

a)

Palmito Ranch

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Galveston

d)

Sabine Pass

10.

What was the last battle of the Civil War

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Galveston

d)

Palmito Ranch

11.

How did the battles of Galveston and Sabine Pass affect the war?

a)

Kept the Union from occupying central parts of Texas

b)

Allowed the Union to split the Confederacy in half

c)

Allowed the Confederacy to win the war

d)

These battles never happened

12.

How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?

a)

Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it.

b)

Most Texans owned slaves and would lose money if slavery was outlawed.

c)

Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.

d)

Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade

13.

When I refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America, I was replaced as governor of Texas. Who am I?

a)

William B. Travis

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

What was the name of the states that seceded from the Union?

a)

Southern smokes

b)

No caps all caps

c)

Union

d)

The Confederacy

15.

The Confederacy was pro-slavery?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

How many states seceded from the Union?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

24

17.

Who won the civil war?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

Mexico

d)

Europe

18.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves

a)

in the Confederate States

b)

in the Union

c)

in Europe

d)

in Mexico

19.

What is the significance of Appomattox Courthouse?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant surrenders

b)

Lincoln surrenders

c)

Sam Houston surrenders

d)

Robert E Lee surrenders

20.

Which cause of the Civil War was based off the 10th amendment?

a)

popular sovreignty

b)

Rights of the People

c)

Rights of the States

d)

Sectionalism

21.

Which statement is true

a)

The north had many economic advantages over the south

b)

The south had more manufacturing than the north

c)

the south had more railroads than the north

d)

both sides were economically even

22.

What year was the start of the Civil War?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1865

d)

1863

23.

This is the term for making a living in farming

a)

Industrialization

b)

Militarization

c)

Agriculture

d)

Politicalization

24.

The belief that individual states should have the power to decide not to follow national laws they don’t like

a)

slavery

b)

states' rights

c)

sectinalism

d)

blockade

25.

Another name for the United States of America.

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

agriculture

d)

industrial

26.

a tax on goods coming into or leaving a country

a)

slavery

b)

sectionalism

c)

tariff

d)

blockade

27.

* Texas secedes from the Union because Texans believe SLAVERY is vital to the economy

* Sam Houston is removed as governor for refusing the Confederate Oath of Allegiance

* The Civil War begins at Fort Sumter, South Carolina

ALL of these events happened in the year -

a)

1861

b)

1836

c)

1845

d)

1821