Texas in the Civil War
Quiz by Christine Boothe
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
17 questions
Show answers
- Q1Which was NOT a strategy in the Anaconda Plan?capture Richmond, VirginiaNaval blockade of the Confederate coastNaval blockade of the Pacific coastcontrol Mississippi River30s
- Q2Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War?States' RightsSectionalismRepublicanismSlavery30s
- Q3Which was NOT an advantage for the North before the Civil War?larger populationSuperior military leadersmore railroad trackslarger Navy30s
- Q4Who was the President of the Confederates States of America?Abraham LincolnSam HoustonUlysses S. GrantJefferson Davis30s
- Q5Who refused to pledge loyalty to the Confederacy?Jefferson DavisAnson JonesRobert E. LeeSam Houston30s
- Q6What Texan port did the Confederacy fight to regain control over?New OrleansDallasBostonGalveston30s
- Q7Who commanded the Confederate troops in the Battle of Galveston?John ReaganJohn Bankhead MagruderSam HoustonRobert E Lee30s
- Q8How did the Confederates convert their ships during the Battle of Galveston?flew the Mexican flag to trick the Union NavyCovered them with iron armorLined them with cotton bales to protect the troopsPut a diesel engine on them30s
- Q9Who won the Battle of Sabine Pass?The UnionThe ConfederacyThe MexicansThe British30s
- Q10Why was the Battle of Palmito Ranch significant?The first battle of the Civil WarThe bloodiest battle of the Civil WarThe last battle of the Civil WarThe first battle of the Texas Revolution30s
- Q11Who assassinated President Lincoln?John Bell HoodJohn MagruderSanta AnnaJohn Wilkes Booth30s
- Q12What do we call the era directly after the Civil War?ReconnaissanceRenaissanceRepublicanismReconstruction30s
- Q13Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?19th Amendment13th Amendment2nd Amendment15th Amendment30s
- Q14Texas decided to ___________________ from the United States and join the Confederacy.annexsecedeabolishsucceed30s
- Q15A means to manipulate the market so that consumers will buy domestic products.tariffsblockadereconstructionsecede30s