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Explain how slavery led to the Civil War |
Northerners thought slavery was unnecessary and did not want it to spread to new territories |
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Explain how State's Righs led to the Civil War |
The states thought the Federal government should not stop states from exercising their constitutional powers |
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Explain how the election of 1860 led to the Civil War |
some southern leader threatened that if a Republican won the election the South would secede from the Union. Republican Abraham Lincoln won the election |
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Union States
belief in slavery |
Did not belief slavery was nessesary |
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Union States
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North |
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Confederate States
Belief in slavery |
believed slavery was needed for agriculture |
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Confederate States
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South |
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Define abolitionist |
a group of people who wanted to end slavery everywhere |
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Battles of the Civil War Galveston date
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October 1862 |
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Battles of the Civil War Galveston Results |
Union naval commanders stationed ships near Galveston and easily captured the city. Then general John B Magruder with 2 ships and 500 union soldiers retook the city January 1, 1863 |
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Battles of the Civil War Sabine Pass Date |
September 8, 1863
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Battles of the Civil War Sabine Pass Results |
4 Union gunboats and 4,000 troops sailed passed Ft Griffin near Sabine Pass and came under cannon fire. 47 men, under command of Lt. Richard W. Dowling, forced the Union flotilla to retire and captured the gunboat Clifton and about 200 prisoners. |
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Battles of the Civil War Laredo Date |
November 1863 |
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Battles of the Civil War Laredo Results
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a Union force took Brownsville then moved on till stopped near Laredo, by Colonel Santos Benavides. confederates troops commanded by Colonel John S Ford drove the Union Army back and retook Brownsville on July 1864 |
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Battles of the Civil War Palmito Ranch Date |
May 13, 1865 |
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Battles of the Civil War Palmito Ranch Results |
General Lee surrendered ending the war |
