Texas in the Civil War - Study Guide

  1. Texas’ economy was based on ______prior to the Civil War.
  2. The Confederate governor of Texas during the Civil War was ______.
  3. How were Unionists in Texas treated? What happened in Gainesville?
  4. What was the Union’s plan to defeat the Confederacy?
  5. Who was governor of TX when the Civil War broke out? What happened to him?
  6. When did the Civil War start?
  7. Why did TX and other Southern states secede from the Union?
  8. The theory that a state could choose whether to obey or enforce federal laws is known as______.
  9. What factories opened in Texas because of the Civil War and the increase in demand for the product?
  10. The last land battle of the Civil War was fought in Texas, where did it take place?
  11. What was the purpose of Lincoln ordering a blockade of Southern ports?
  12. What were women’s roles during the Civil War?
  13. What was the significance of the Battle of Sabine Pass?
  14. Who led a Texas Brigade for the Confederacy?
  15. The capture of the port at ______by the Union army was unsuccessful and held by Confederate forces for the remainder of the war.
  16. The majority of the fighting in the Civil War took place outside of Texas, where?

Texas in the Civil War- Study Guide

  1. Texas’ economy was based on ______prior to the Civil War.
  2. The Confederate governor of Texas during the Civil War was ______.
  3. How were Unionists in Texas treated? What happened in Gainesville?
  4. What was the Union’s plan to defeat the Confederacy?
  5. Who was governor of TX when the Civil War broke out? What happened to him?
  6. When did the Civil War start?
  7. Why did TX and other Southern states secede from the Union?
  8. The theory that a state could choose whether to obey or enforce federal laws is known as______.
  9. What factories opened in Texas because of the Civil War and the increase in demand for the product?
  10. The last land battle of the Civil War was fought in Texas, where did it take place?
  11. What was the purpose of Lincoln ordering a blockade of Southern ports?
  12. What were women’s roles during the Civil War?
  13. What was the significance of the Battle of Sabine Pass?
  14. Who led a Texas Brigade for the Confederacy?
  15. The capture of the port at ______by the Union army was unsuccessful and held by Confederate forces for the remainder of the war.
  16. The majority of the fighting in the Civil War took place outside of Texas, where?