TX24 - Causes of the Civil War [and 1st Sem Review]

What important vocabulary word is described and shown here?

• * loyalty to one area or region of the country

• * economic and political differences that divided the nation

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sovereignty

saturation

states' rights

sectionalism

Which of these congressional acts changed the shape of Texas and gave the citizens of new American territories the power to decide whether they would allow slavery or not? [hint: this act happened just AFTER the Mexican-American War, and the power to vote on important issues is known as "popular sovereignty"]

• the Missouri Compromise

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• the Compromise of 1850

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary words.

• three branches of government

• Legislative

  Executive

  Judicial

• constitution

• political power that belongs to "qualified" voters

• bill of rights

• list of the freedoms protected for every citizen

• popular sovereignty

• document that outlines what people and governments can and can't do

One part of the Compromise of 1850 [which changed the shape of Texas] was the ​ (a)   that required all escaped ​ (b)   to be recaptured and returned to their ​ (c)   in the ​ (d)   . It also required officials and citizens of "free" states in the ​ (e)   to cooperate and help enforce the law.

• Fugitive Slave Law
• slaves
• owners
• South
• North

Put each of these items into the correct category. YOU SHOULD FINISH WITH FOUR [4] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY.

Groups:

(a) Republicans

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(b) Democrats

• wanted slavery to continue

• wanted to abolish slavery

• supported states' rights

• mostly in the North

• led by Abraham Lincoln

• mostly in the South

• led by Jefferson Davis

• did NOT believe in states' rights

1860 - A Republican named Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S. President. Soon after, six southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy.

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Despite supporting the spread of slavery as a Democrat, Sam Houston tried to convince his fellow Texans that secession from the U.S. was wrong because it violated their oath of allegiance to the U.S.

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1 - Sam Houston was unable to stop Texas from seceding from the Union. WHY do you think most Texans voted to leave the Union and join the Confederacy?

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2 - Predict what Sam Houston will do next...

Put these events from Texas History in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order.

• Anglo settlers were led into Texas by Stephen F. Austin

• the U.S. annexed Texas as the 28th state

• Texans won their independence from Mexico

• Texan secessionists voted to leave the U.S. and join the Confederacy just prior to the Civil War

• missions and presidios were built in Texas to spread the culture of Spain

Which region of Texas:

• * is the largest and most populated

• * contains the 4 largest cities of Texas

• * has flat land and low elevation

• * get the most rainfall

The U.S. achieved "manifest destiny" after ​ (a)   in 1848 and taking control of the land from Texas to the Pacific Ocean.

• winning the Mexican American War
• buying the Louisiana Territory
• annexing Texas as a state
• electing Abraham Lincoln

Which THREE [3] of these men served as Presidents of Texas between 1836 and 1845?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• James K. Polk

• Mirabeau B. Lamar

• Anson Jones