Vocabulary
Causes of the Civil War
Texans in the Civil War
Battles in Texas
Impact on Society
100

What is the term for loyalty to a specific region rather than the whole country?

What is sectionalism?

100

 What did the North and South disagree about that led to the Civil War?

What is slavery?

100

How many Texans volunteered to join the Confederate army in the first year of the war?

What is over 25,000?

100

What city was the most important port that the Union ships blocked in 1861?

What is Galveston?

100

What new responsibilities did women take on during the Civil War?

What is taking care of farms and children?

200

What do we call the practice of owning another person for labor?

What is slavery?

200

What was the loyalty to a specific area over the whole country called?

 What is sectionalism?

200

What rule did the Confederate government create when it became harder to get volunteers?

What is the draft for white men between certain ages?

200

What did Major General Magruder use to prepare for the Battle of Galveston?

What are cottonclads?

200

How did enslaved people contribute to the war effort?

What is they worked harder to feed soldiers?

300

What is the major political party founded on an antislavery platform?

What is the Republican Party?

300

What was one of the major arguments between the North and South?

What is the spread of slavery to new areas?

300

Which group became famous for their bravery during the Civil War?

What are Terry’s Texas Rangers?

300

What was the outcome of the Battle of Galveston for the Confederate forces?

What is they took back control of Galveston?

300

What were some shortages Texans faced during the Civil War?

What are cloth, coffee, tea, and medicines?

400

What is the military group that fought for the Southern states during the Civil War called?

What is the Confederate army?

400

Why were people in the North concerned about slavery before the Civil War?

What is they believed keeping people as slaves was wrong?

400

What did some Texans face for standing with the Union during the war?

What is danger and being forced to leave their homes?

400

What battle was the last battle of the Civil War?

What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?

400

Why did families on the Texas frontier build protective forts?

What is to keep farms safe from raids?

500

What do we call the strategy used by the Union to block Southern ports?

What is the Union Blockade?

500

 What did Southerners fear when the antislavery Republican Party formed?

What is that slavery would become illegal across the U.S.?

500

Who was the highest-ranking Texan to die during the Civil War?

Who is General Albert Sidney Johnston?

500

What was a significant victory for the Davis Guards during the Battle of Sabine Pass?

What is repelling a large invasion force?

500

How did Texas maintain a small economic advantage during the Civil War?

What is by trading cotton with Europe through Mexico?