4th Grade: The Civil War in Texas

Front

What vocabulary word means the act of freeing someone?

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Emancipation

Front

What vocabulary word means a large farm that produces crops to sell?

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Plantation

Front

What vocabulary word means people who want to end slavery?

Back

Abolitionist

Front

What is the idea of states rights?

Back

States can cancel laws they disagree with

Front

What is a tariff?

Back

tax paid on goods that come from another country

Front

By 1850, the percentage of enslaved people increased greatly [in Texas]. One reason for this change was the growth of the ______ industry.

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Cotton

Front

Who was elected President of the United States in 1860?

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Abraham Lincoln

Front

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

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Lincoln

Front

Who was President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

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Davis

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Why did the Civil War end?

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General Lee surrendered to General Grant