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This governor was removed when he refused to vote on 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $100 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 This governor was removed when he refused to vote on secession 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Sam Houston B: Andrew Johnson D: Stephen F. Austin C: Anson Jones

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D: The North felt that secession was unconstitutional 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $200 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 The following were causes of the Civil War, except 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: The South needed slaves for their economy B: The South opposed tariffs D: The North felt that secession was unconstitutional C: The South opposed states' rights

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D: for the army of New Mexico 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $300 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Most Texan soldiers fought 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: in the army of Tennessee and Virginia B: in the Florida navy D: for the army of New Mexico C: for Ulysses Grant

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$500 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 The last battle of the Civil War was 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Gettysburg B: Palmito Ranch C: Mansfield D: Antietam

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$1,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Why was the year 1861 significant in Texas? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 B: TX seceded and became a Republic A: Texas was annexed C: TX seceded and joined the CSA D: Most Texans voted against secession

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$2,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 John B. Hood’s Brigade was sent to Fight with whom? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: General Lee B: General Burnside C: General Grant D: General Taylor

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$4,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Thomas Green and John Magruder 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Texas Confederate Governors B: won the Battle of Galveston C: convinced Comanche to fight for the Confederacy D: led the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Gettysburg

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A: They fought for their homes 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $8,000 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Which of the following was not an Advantage of the North? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: They fought for their homes B: They had more railroads C: more population D: more factories

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D: controling the High Plains C: freeing Louisiana from Union troops 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $16,000 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 During the Civil War most fighting in Texas focused on 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: capturing San Antonio B: keeping ports open D: controling the High Plains C: freeing Louisiana from Union troops

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A: Grant’s surrender at Antietam B: Lee’s surrender at Appomattox 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $32,000 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 The end of the Civil War was marked by which event? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Grant’s surrender at Antietam B: Lee’s surrender at Appomattox C: Death of Lincoln D: The Treaty of Hidalgo

You’ve Reached the $32,000 Milestone! Congratulations!

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$64,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 The commander of the Confederate Army was 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Abraham Lincoln B: Ulysses S. Grant C: Robert E. Lee D: Jefferson Davis

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Which event caused the secession of 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 $125,000 Question 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Which event caused the secession of Texas from the U.S.A.? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: Slavery B: Tariff C: Abolitionism D: Lincoln’s Election

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$250,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Which was not a part of the Union’s Anaconda Plan? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: capture Richmond B: blockade the coast C: control the Mississippi River D: fight a defensive war

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$500,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Which Texan is least likely to be a Unionist? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: frontier farmer B: German Immigrant C: an abolitionist D: Plantation owner

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$1,000,000 Question 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 Which provision did the Texas Confederate Constitution of 1861 defend? 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 50:50 1 $100 A: A stronger federal government B: States’ Rights & slavery D: The land lost in the Compromise of 1850 C: Abolishing slavery

YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS!