Warm-Up #8
Name _____________________________________________
Date __________________________
1. Which of the following issues helped lead to the Civil War?
A. Southerners felt burdened by unfair taxes.
B. The leaders of the North and South argued over states’ rights.
C. Northerners wanted to extend slavery into western territories.
D. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused Northerners to fear that slavery would
spread.
2. The last battle of the Civil War was fought in Texas. Where was it fought?
A. Sabine Pass
B. Galveston
C. Along the Red River
D. Palmito Ranch
Use the graph to answer the following question.
3. About how many more enslaved African Americans lived in Texas in 1860 than in 1850?
A. 150,000
C. 125,000
B. 200,000
D. 250,000
4. What is significant about the date June 19, 1865? (p. 367)
A. It was the day Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
B. It was the day Union forces landed at Galveston and declared all enslaved Texans free.
C. It was the day the Confederate forces surrendered to Union forces.
D. It was the day Texas was readmitted to the United States.
5. Which amendment to the Constitution gave African American men the right to vote? (p. 374-375)
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th