Texas and the Civil War

Kind of rule sometimes established in parts of Texas that were Unionist.

• draft
• states' rights
• tariffs
• martial law

Confederate general who attempted to seize control of the Southwest in 1861

• Henry H. Sibley
• Richard Dowling
• Santos Benavides
• Albert Sidney Johnston

Texan who served as postmaster of the Confederacy.

• John H. Reagan
• Henry Sibley
• Richard Dowling
• Albert Sidney Johnston

commander who successfully defended Laredo from Union forces

• Santos Benavides
• Richard Dowling
• Henry Sibley
• Albert Sidney Johnston

decreed that slaves were free in areas rebelling against the United States.

• states' rights
• Emancipation Proclamation
• martial law
• regiments

units of about 1,000 troops

• regiment
• draft
• martial law
• tariff

Law that was unpopular because some people received exemptions

• draft
• tariff
• martial law
• regiment

The belief that state power is greater than federal power.

• supremacy
• states' rights
• federalism
• martial law

supreme power or authority

• sovereignty
• states' rights
• martial law
• regiments

supreme power or authority

• sovereignty
• states' rights
• martial law
• regiments