Civil War Test Review
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- Q1How did John D. Magruder recapture Galveston Harbor from the union in 1863A surprise attack on new years day3000 soldiers on horsebackby air raidThe Davis Guards45s
- Q2What was one of the effects felt by civilians (non-soldiers) during the Civil Warthe passing of the Emancipation ProclamationGreater responsibilities for women and children during the war.Mass destruction meant many cities had to be rebuiltA lack of food meant many families starved45s
- Q3The growing social differences between the North, South, and West is known asSecessionSectionalismthe Black CodesThe Great Divide45s
- Q4What was the name of the battle that ended in a humiliating defeat for the union army when 40 confederate guards stopped over 3,000 union soldiers and sunk a union ship?The Boston MassacreBattle of Sabine PassBattle of Palmito RanchBattle at Poison Springs45s
- Q5Where was the first shot of the civil war fired? (also known as "the shot heard round the world")VicksburgSabine PassPalmito RanchFort Sumpter45s
- Q6How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?Most Texans opposed SlaveryThe majority of Texans owned slaves and wanted to protect their own interestsMost Texans were abolitionistsMost Texans believed slavery was vital to the economy45s
- Q7The Abolitionist movement was close to achieving its goal with the passage of theBlack CodesTexas Secession ActJim Crowe Lawsthirteenth amendment45s
- Q8President Lincoln believed that the states did not have the legal right to secede from the Union.FalseTrue45s
- Q9What is a protective tariff?A tax that made money for the government and protected domestic goods from foreign competition.A tax based on the number of slaves someone owned.an institution created to protect slave rightsA person in charge of protecting the president45s
- Q10What happened to enslaved Texans after the war ended?They continued working wherever they had been before the war effortThey were imprisonedThey were immediately given all their freedomsThey were taken to the North45s
- Q11The day celebrating the freeing of Texas slaves is known as ?Civil Rights DayFourth of JulyJuneteenthEmancipation Day45s
- Q12What was one of the economic effects of the Civil War?The North became rich from the production of Civil War memorabilia.The South began to trade more with Russia and Canada.New Slaves were brought in to replace the old slaves that had been freed.The South lost money due to the decline of cotton production.45s
- Q13What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?It forced all slaves to become members of the Catholic faith.it freed all slaves everywhere in the US immediately.It gave former slaves the right to vote on freedomsIt set up African Americans to begin the fight for their freedoms.45s
- Q14Why was the South opposed to protective tariffs?Tariffs were illegalTariffs made it harder for the south to sell their goods to foreign countries and forced them to sell their goods at lower prices to compete.Tariffs made it more expensive for them to travel into towns to sell their goods.Most Southerners were not really sure what tariffs were and didn't trust them.45s
- Q15How did the Union cut off southern seaports and prevent the confederacy from importing war supplies?by bombing all seaportsby training seals to attack cargo ships in the southby use of a naval blockadeby enforcing the emancipation proclamation45s