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Texas and the Civil War Trivia Quiz

Texas was not as involved as much as most southern states as a battleground during the Civil War.

A multiple-choice quiz by aekindred. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
aekindred

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,429

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1281

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Texas governor refused to take an oath to the Confederacy before Texas seceded from the Union? Hint

Elisha Pease

Edward Clark

James Throckmorton

Sam Houston

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Question 2 of 10

2. Early in the war, a group of soldiers from Texas were sent to capture what territory or state? Hint

New Mexico

Louisiana

Oklahoma

Dakota

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Question 3 of 10

3. What island did Union troops capture in the early part of the War? Hint

Padre

Brazoria

Matagorda

Galveston

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Question 4 of 10

4. Union troops captured an island in the early part of the War. Who led the attempt to retake this island? Hint

John Ford

Dick Dowling

John Magruder

Mirabeau Lamar

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the Union doing to thwart the arrival of supplies into and out of Texas? Hint

Building station forts along the Sabine River

Blockading the Gulf of Mexico

Guarding the Mexican Border

Besieging the cities of Houston and Nacogdoches

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Question 6 of 10

6. What battle did the Davis Guards keep the Union from capturing Houston? Hint

Palmito Ranch

Sabine Pass

Brownsville

Mansfield

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Question 7 of 10

7. What country were all of the Davis Guards from? Hint

Mexico

England

Ireland

Germany

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Question 8 of 10

8. Crop production shifted from what to corn and wheat during the Civil War? Hint

Peanuts

Cotton

Tobacco

Sugar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which battle in Texas was fought about a month after General Lee surrendered? Hint

Palmito Ranch

Mansfield

Sabine Pass

Alamo

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did President Andrew Johnson name as the provisional governor of Texas after the Civil War? Hint

Edmund Davis

Andrew Hamilton

Elisha Pease

Richard Coke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Texas governor refused to take an oath to the Confederacy before Texas seceded from the Union?

Answer: Sam Houston

Houston was offered soldiers from President Lincoln but declined.

2. Early in the war, a group of soldiers from Texas were sent to capture what territory or state?

Answer: New Mexico

Henry Sibley led this mission. After initial successes their supplies were destroyed by a Union force, causing the mission to fail.

3. What island did Union troops capture in the early part of the War?

Answer: Galveston

They did not hold it for long.

4. Union troops captured an island in the early part of the War. Who led the attempt to retake this island?

Answer: John Magruder

Magruder landed on the island of Galveston with 500 men on New Year's Day.

5. What was the Union doing to thwart the arrival of supplies into and out of Texas?

Answer: Blockading the Gulf of Mexico

The blockade worked for the duration of the war.

6. What battle did the Davis Guards keep the Union from capturing Houston?

Answer: Sabine Pass

The Davis Guards were all in the twenties.

7. What country were all of the Davis Guards from?

Answer: Ireland

The Davis Guards were named after Confederacy President Jefferson Davis.

8. Crop production shifted from what to corn and wheat during the Civil War?

Answer: Cotton

Production shifted to feed the soldiers.

9. Which battle in Texas was fought about a month after General Lee surrendered?

Answer: Palmito Ranch

The troops of the Confederacy were forced to release Union prisoners after the battle.

10. Who did President Andrew Johnson name as the provisional governor of Texas after the Civil War?

Answer: Andrew Hamilton

Hamilton was a unionist who had left the state before the war started.

Source: Author aekindred

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