TX - Civil War [part 2] 22-23

**CIVIL WAR**

In the year 1861, Texan delegates at the Secession Convention voted to leave the Union because they considered ___ vital to the Texas economy [and Republicans in the U.S. were threatening end it].

• slavery

• cattle ranching

• gold mining

• banking

**CIVIL WAR**

When Texas governor ___ refused to swear the confederate oath in 1861, he was removed as governor.

• Sam Houston

• J. P. Henderson

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Rusk

**Review**

Which era of Texas History is represented by the image provided?

• Civil War

• Early Statehood

• Mexican National

• Texas Revolution

**CIVIL WAR**

The Battle of Galveston -

• included a Union navy blockade of an important Texas port

• saw 4,000 Union troops about to attack strategic parts of Texas, but were defeated by 47 Confederate soldiers

• was the first battle of the Civil War, fought over an old fort near Charleston, South Carolina

• was the final battle of the Civil War, fought just over a month AFTER General Lee's surrender

**Civil War**

When telegraph lines were damaged during the Civil War, communication traveled VERY SLOWLY across Texas. As a result -

• fighting continued and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people for weeks after the war ended

• the newly invented telephone allowed soldiers in the field to communicate with family members back home

• photographs of battle scenes that were published in newspapers made Texans want to end the war quickly

• NONE of these are correct

**CIVIL WAR**

How did the Civil War effect the economy of Texas?

• TAXES were raised to help pay for military supplies and to create an arms factory

• RAILROADS were torn up and damaged, leaving soldiers / supplies to be moved by wagon

• FACTORIES were built to produce war items like uniforms, shoes, guns, ammunition, blankets, and more

• ALL of these are correct

**CIVIL WAR**

The Battle of Sabine Pass -

• included a Union navy blockade of an important Texas port

• saw 4,000 Union troops about to attack strategic parts of Texas, but were defeated by 47 Confederate soldiers

• was the first battle of the Civil War, fought over an old fort near Charleston, South Carolina

• was the final battle of the Civil War, fought just over a month AFTER General Lee's surrender

**CIVIL WAR**

The Battle of Palmito Ranch -

• included a Union navy blockade of an important Texas port

• saw 4,000 Union troops about to attack strategic parts of Texas, but were defeated by 47 Confederate soldiers

• was the first battle of the Civil War, fought over an old fort near Charleston, South Carolina

• was the final battle of the Civil War, fought just over a month AFTER General Lee's surrender

**TEXAS REVOLUTION**

The Texans copied the U.S. Constitution when they wrote their own plan of government in 1836, and then again when they became a state in 1845.

Any time something is added to or changed in the Texas [or U.S.] Constitution, that's called -

• an amendment

• a resolution

• an obstruction

• a disadulation

An amendment in the Texas Bill of Rights protects freedom of SPEECH [which helps Texans defend their rights].

Which right guaranteed by the Texas Constitution ensures a way that people can be informed in order to make good decisions?

• freedom of the press

• right to bear arms

• protection against illegal search and seizure

• freedom of religion