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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?the expansion of slaverythe building of railroadsthe provision of women's suffragesupport for the homesteading
- 2. Multiple Choice
The idea that a state could choose whether they wanted to follow a law led to what other idea about state’s rights?
Secession
Abolition
Sectionalism
Protective Tariffs
- 3. Multiple Choice
Governor Sam Houston was Governor of Texas right before Texas Seceded. Was he in favor of secession?
Yes - he was in favor of secession
No - he was not in favor of secession
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result when Texans voted on secession in 1861?A majority of Texans supported secessionA majority of Texans opposed secessionMost Texans chose to remain neutralA majority of Texans supported Houston's position.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMany of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America.secededannexedejectedran away
- 6. Multiple Choice
Texas was a part of the...
Pacific North West
Union
Deep South
Confederacy
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why were the Southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln becoming president?The Southerners believed that Lincoln would give the states more rightsThe Southerners believed that Lincoln would make the North Secede from the SouthThe Southerners believed that Lincoln would want to keep slavery in the USThe Southerners believed that the US government would abolish slavery - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Sam Houston not want to secede?He felt that the Union would crush the North, and there would be violence and destructionHe felt that the Union would Crush the South, and there would be violence and destructionHe felt that Texas needed to work on their economyHe felt that Texas needed more plantations and slaves
- 9. Multiple Choice1. Texas entered the Civil War due the state’s rights argument that _________the federal government is right in imposing taxesthe federal government does not have the power to force states to follow certain lawsthe South is willing to pay tariffs on importsthe North wanted to vote against tariffs and slavery
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did slavery influence Texas to enter the Civil War?
Most Texans believed slavery was wrong and wanted to end it
Most Texans did not own slaves so it did ot have an influence.
Most Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy
Most Texans wanted to end the slave trade
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