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36 Cards in this Set
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Eras: 1)Republic, 2)Early Statehood, 3)???, 4) Reconstruction
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Civil War |
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At the beginning of the Civil War...
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... the U.S. was divided almost in half between pro-slavery and Union states
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Slavery; tariffs; sectionalism; state's rights =
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Causes of the Civil War |
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Southern states used the US Constitution to support their argument that...
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Southern states could secede if they held a constitutional convention. |
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One economic effect of the Civil War on Texas
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The war created shortages which led to inflation. |
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Confederate military leader; Lost battle of Glorieta, (which returned New Mexico to Union control)
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Thomas Green |
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Thomas Green, John Bell Hood, John Magruder |
Military Leaders of the Confederacy |
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He led the troops to victory at Ft. Griffin in the Battle of Sabine Pass.
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Lt. Richard W. Dowling
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He led the Battle of Galveston. His soldiers sailed into the harbor in ships stacked with bales of cotton.
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John Magruder
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Lt. Richard Dowling stationed Confederate troops along narrow channel. Confed. troops sank 2 ships
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The Battle of Sabine Pass
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One effect of the Battle of Sabine Pass
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Increased the morale of the Texas army |
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Most Civil War battles in Texas took place...
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Near the water
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One section of our country believes that slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.
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words of Abraham Lincoln |
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According to Abraham Lincoln, the root cause of the Civil War was a disagreement about...
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whether slavery should be extended |
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I feel very strongly that the Union should remain whole and our state should not secede.
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words of Sam Houston |
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Sam Houston to refused to |
agree to Texas secession from the Union. |
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April 12, 1861
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First battle of the Civil War |
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The South supported slavery because of this
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Plantation owners considered slavery an economic necessity
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The South objected to tariffs because of this. |
They increase the price of manufactured goods. |
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Texas wanted lower tariffs... |
to make it easer to export cotton. |
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Texas was unable to receive supplies during the Civil War because of this. |
The Union blockade stopped goods from entering Texas. |
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The last battle of the Civil War |
The Battle of Palmito Ranch |
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Most of the fighting in Texas centered on this. |
Confederate efforts to keep Texas ports open, |
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Sam Houston's goal in 1860
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To keep Texas from seceding. |
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Fort Sumter, South Carolina |
Where the Civil War began |
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The slaves in Texas were freed on |
Juneteenth |
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During Reconstruction, Southern voters strongly supported the Democratic Party becasue Democrats |
disliked Congress' Reconstruction plans |
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In their plans for Reconstruction, Lincoln and Johnson wanted to |
allow Southern states to reenter the nation as quickly as possible. |
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The 13th, 14th, & 15th ammendments |
granted civil rights to African Americans |
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During Reconstruction, Texas passed laws that didn't allow former slaves to vote. These are called |
Black Codes |
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The Black Codes were an attempt by |
state and local governments to restrict the freedoms of African Americans. |
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One purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to |
help form schools to educate freed slaves. |
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During the Civil War, Texas was in favor of |
lowering tariffs to make it easier to export cotton |
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Before the Civil War, southern states objected to high tariffs because they led to |
an increase in the price of manufactured goods. |
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The reason slavery was supported in the South was because |
plantation owners considered it an economic necessity. |
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Before the presidential election of 1860, Southerners threatened to secede if |
a Republican (Lincoln) won the election |
