Civil War TX History Test

Question 1

Whats the MAIN cause of the Civil War.

Answer 1

Slavery

Question 2

What are Tariffs?

Answer 2

“A tax on goods and services imported into a country. It is typically used to increase the price of imported goods, making them more expensive than domestic goods and services, thus protecting domestic industries.” (Googled) 🩷

Question 3

Industry vs. Algaculture

Answer 3

The south is industry the north is algaculture.

Question 4

Slavery

Answer 4

The south owned slaves. “A condition in which one human being was owned by another.” (Googled) 🩷

Question 5

States Rights

Answer 5

“The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.” (Googled) 🩷

Question 6

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Answer 6

“Harriet Beecher Stowe shared ideas about the injustices of slavery, pushing back against dominant cultural beliefs about the physical and emotional capacities of black people.” (Also googled) 🩷🩷

Question 7

Election of 1860

Answer 7

Abraham Lincoln (republican) won the election. With the odds of 40% of the most popular vote. Lincoln was a part of the Union.

Question 8

Sectionalism

Answer 8

“Narrow-minded concern for or devotion to the interests of one section of a country.” (Googled) 🩷-Bias-🩷

Question 9

Define Secession

Answer 9

“The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.” “Sometimes states try to leave the country” (Googled)🩷

Question 10

Why might cotton production increase in Texas during the 1850s?

Answer 10

From slaves, and women working on farming.

Question 11

What is sectionalism?

Answer 11

“Sectionalism is a time period in American history prior to the Civil War when the country became increasingly divided between the agricultural pro-slavery South and the industrial North.” 🩷

Question 12

What is the main contributing factor to sectionalism?

Answer 12

The divide between abolitionists and pro-slavery.

Question 13

How did the South feel about tariffs?

Answer 13

They didn’t like tariffs.

Question 14

When did Texas officially secede and join the Confederacy?

Answer 14

March 2, 1861

Question 15

Why did the delegates at the Texas Secession Convention support secession?

Answer 15

“Much of Texas’s dissatisfaction was not only tied to opposition to Lincoln and his view of states’ rights (which they also viewed as a transgression of the annexation agreement), but also because they did not feel that Washington had lived up to promises of inclusion into the country as part of annexation.” 🩷

Question 16

How did Sam Houston feel about Texas secession?

Answer 16

“He was not willing to switch his allegiance to the Confederacy.” 🩷 Sam Houston supported the Union. “Houston was forced out of office, but not before saying, “I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.” 🩷

Question 17

Why did the Confederate Constitution give more power to the states than the federal government, emphasizing states rights?

Answer 17

Because they believe the Federal government was more weak. (The Confederate Constitution supported slavery.) “Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861.” 🩷

Question 18

What year did the Civil War begin?

Answer 18

1862

Question 19

Who was elected as the President of the Confederacy?

Answer 19

Jefferson Davis

Question 20

What year did the war end?

Answer 20

1865

Question 21

Describe the Confederacy economy beginning the Civil War.

Answer 21

Wealthy.

Question 22

Describe the Union economy beginning the Civil War.

Answer 22

Wealthy. More than the Confederacy.

Question 23

What did most of the soldiers die from?

Answer 23

Disease.

Question 24

What is a Unionist?

Answer 24

“An advocate or supporter of union or unionism.” 🩷

Question 25

Why was the Civil War particularly important to African Americans.

Answer 25

Because if the Union won they would abolish slavery.

Question 26

What are the Battle of the Civil War in order.

Answer 26

The first battle of Galveston, the second battle of Galveston, the battle of Sabine Pass, the surrender at Appomattox courthouse, the battle of Palmito Ranch.

Question 27

What is the importance of Galveston in the South.

Answer 27

“The city furnished shipping, goods, money, and transportation necessary to settle the state, nurture its trade, and help accomplish its independence.” 🩷

Question 28

Who won the Civil War?

Answer 28

The Union

Question 29

How did slow communications affect the end of the Civil War?

Answer 29

“Slow communications allowed for continued fighting and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the end of the war.” 🩷

Question 30

Describe three problems Texas faced on the homefront during the Civil War.

Answer 30

Food shortage, blockade during the war, crops to sustain.

Question 31

What is the importance of Juneteenth

Answer 31

A holiday to celebrate the end of slavery.

Question 32

What does T.I.S.S.U.E.S mean?

Answer 32

Tariffs, Industry vs. Algaculture, Slavery, States Rights, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Election of 1860, Sectionalism.

Question 33

First Battle of Galveston.

Answer 33

(UNION WINS GALVESTON)
Galveston was weakly defended, Union demands total surrender. The union didn’t write down the truce. Confederate flees with all supplies. No casualties.
(OCTOBER 4TH, 1862.)

Question 34

Second Battle of Galveston.

Answer 34

(CONFEDERACY REGAINS GALVESTON)
The Union accidentally gets stuck on a sandbox and blows up their own gun powder trying to flee themselves, but kills their general and others.
(JANUARY 1ST, 1863)

Question 35

Battle of Sabine Pass

Answer 35

(CONFEDERACY WON)
The Union sent four gunboats filled with troops to the Sabine River to take over the Confederate, (Port Griffon Sabine Pass) to begin their occupation of Texas. The Confederacy spent hours practicing. Confederacy sinks Union ships forcing others to retreat. (This keeps Union out of Texas)
(SEPTEMBER 8, 1863)

Question 36

Surrender At Appomattox Courthouse

Answer 36

(THE UNION WON)
“America’s deadliest war” is over after Lee who believe he could still fight finally agrees to a surrender after finding out the Union captured a confederate train full of hungry troops. -Confederacy was losing success, men, and supplies. The Union fed Lees hungry troops.
(APRIL 9,1865)

Question 37

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Answer 37

(THE CONFEDERACY WON)
The Union and Confederacy armies made an agreement that there will be no more fighting along with the Rio Grande in Texas.This deal lasted two months. Until the Union attacked the Confederacy. Both sides asked for reinforcements. When the Confederacy reinforcements arrived, the Union retreated. The south technically won a battle they lost. This is the last battle of the civil war.
(MAY 12TH-13TH 1865)