Name________________________________________ Per____

1. Using your prior knowledge, what economic reasons did Anglo Texans have for supporting slavery so vehemently (strongly)? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2. During the late 1800s, what political party had more southern support? a. Republicans c. Democrats b. Whigs d. Independents

3. Lincoln was opposed to slavery but not a pure abolitionist, he wanted to? a. Free all enslaved people immediately b. Outlaw slavery in states without tobacco c. Fight a war to end the vile institution d. Stop slavery from spreading to new states 4. How did Lincoln’s view on slavery help him win the presidency? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

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5. Annexation could be considered the opposite of “disunion.” Texas was annexed in 1845. What is annexation? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

6. What is so ironic about what John B. Webster said? He is talking about his rights, his right to what? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____

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Secession

7. After reading the passage above, who do you think said the following and what shaped their opinion against secession? “To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you go to war with the United States, you will never conquer her, as she has the money and the men. If she does not whip you by guns, powder, and steel, she will starve you to.” _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

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Secession – continued

8. Looking at the maps what link do you see between the counties that voted for secession and the percentage of people who were held as slaves? Do some counties vote against their economic interests, why might they do this? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

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minorities is being used to refer to white southerns

9. Refer to the statement box above; restate what the

majority is being used to refer to those who didn’t support slavery

author is saying in your own words. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 10. Does the author think the Civil War was mainly

about state’s rights? Fully support your answer. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

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Conscription Act: 60,000 Texans sign up

Commodities

11.Was the conscription act used to draft many men into the war? Why or why not? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 12. During the Civil War there were shortages of

commodities, however thanks to trade with Mexico, Texas suffered less than many southern states. Name three items that were in short supply at times during the Civil War. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 6