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23 Cards in this Set
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A person who wanted to end slavery is called what?
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abolitionist
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A person who carried supplies into and out of Texas is called what?
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blockade runner
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what is a formal change to an official document alike a constitution?
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amendment
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Who is a person that takes the law into his or her own hands?
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vigilante
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What is a place where weapons are stored called?
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arsenal
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What do you call a person who supported the United States?
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Unionist
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Using a fleet of ships to block trade in an area is called what?
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blockade
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A farm worker who hands over part of the crop to the land owner is called what?
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sharecropper
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To withdraw from the Union was called ?
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secede
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What are the 3 issues that brought about the Civil War?
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1) States' Rights
2) Slavery 3) Use of public lands |
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Name the main reason that many Southerners suppported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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IT MADE SLAVERY POSSIBLE IN THOSE TERRITORIES
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What chief product grown on plantations made the most use of slavery?
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COTTON
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Name the Texas Governor that was removed from his position because he opposed succession?
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SAM HOUSTON
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What was the main reason that Texas suffered shortages of goods during the Civil War?
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The Union Navy stopped ships from bringing goods
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What confederate battle victory helped keep an important port open for the Confederacy?
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BATTLE OF GALVESTON
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Name the main cause of the "Great Hanging".
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UNIONISTS REFUSED TO JOIN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
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WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS TO THE BLACK CODE THAT WERE PASSED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR?
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1) Preventing African Americans from holding public office
2) Forcing African Am. who didn't have jobs to work 3) Banning African Am. from serving on juries |
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During the Reconstruction what 3 crops had a production rise?>
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Cotton, wheat and corn
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Name all the states that joined the confederacy.
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North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Texas Arkansas Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Virginia |
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What was the date that Texas seceded from the Union?
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Feb. 23, 1861
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What was the 1st state to join the Confederacy?
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South Carolina
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Who was the President of the Union?
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the President of the Confederacy?
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Jefferson Davis
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