BOOM! The sounds of heavy gunfire and canons fill the battlefield. Screams of the dead hang high in the air as others fight for their very lives. The Civil War has begun, but why? This drama started with the Missouri Compromise. It established the 36°30; a latitude-longitude boundary that prohibited further slave states North of the Missouri border. This irritated southern states since they wanted to spread slavery up North and the compromise prohibited them from doing so. Then in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S. The only problem, Lincoln was an anti-slave man. This pushed the southerners over the edge, and one by one southern states seceded from the Union (U.S.) and formed the Confederacy, including Texas. But why would
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Evidence for this is supported by a speech provided by the president of the Texas Secession Convention, O.M. Roberts. He gave the speech on January 28, 1861 that stated, “The crisis upon us involves not only the right of self-government, but the maintenance of a great principle in the law of nations.” (Doc C) This speech helped to encourage Texans with the idea of self-government, and the influential idea of secession from the U.S. By completing this act of secession, Texas would be able to make their own decisions (rights) for their state and protect them without having the Union’s opinion. They then seceded from the Union on February 1, …show more content…
Proof of this can be found in the Slave Statistics of 1860 (Doc A). The statistics show that one acre of farmland can cost up to $6.00 dollars. While on the other hand, a healthy male field slave can cost $1,200. This showed how much money Texans could make off slaves, whether they were working on the farm, or being sold off for a higher price. As a matter of fact, Texas’ economy was built off slave labor and this is why they could not stand to lose slavery. A state’s economy really matters when it comes to making money. A weak economy equals a weak state. This is why slavery is the most important
Evidence for this is supported by a speech provided by the president of the Texas Secession Convention, O.M. Roberts. He gave the speech on January 28, 1861 that stated, “The crisis upon us involves not only the right of self-government, but the maintenance of a great principle in the law of nations.” (Doc C) This speech helped to encourage Texans with the idea of self-government, and the influential idea of secession from the U.S. By completing this act of secession, Texas would be able to make their own decisions (rights) for their state and protect them without having the Union’s opinion. They then seceded from the Union on February 1, …show more content…
Proof of this can be found in the Slave Statistics of 1860 (Doc A). The statistics show that one acre of farmland can cost up to $6.00 dollars. While on the other hand, a healthy male field slave can cost $1,200. This showed how much money Texans could make off slaves, whether they were working on the farm, or being sold off for a higher price. As a matter of fact, Texas’ economy was built off slave labor and this is why they could not stand to lose slavery. A state’s economy really matters when it comes to making money. A weak economy equals a weak state. This is why slavery is the most important