TX24 - Causes of CW [and 1st Sem Review] 2

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary words.

• secede

• to withdraw, or leave, as Texans voted to do in 1861

• popular sovereignty

• loyalty to one area or region, instead of loyalty to the whole country

• sectionalism

• belief that states could limit the powers of the national government

• states' rights

• people forced to work for and obey other people

• slavery

• political power that belongs to "qualified" voters

The COMPROMISE OF 1850 changed the shape of Texas when Texas gave large sections of land to the U.S. [to pay off their debt] and gained a new boundary with New Mexico. Another part of the Compromise of 1850 was the ​ (a)   that required all escaped slaves to be recaptured and returned to their owners in the South.

• Runaway Slave Act
• Slave Hunting Decree
• Search for Slaves Provision
• Fugitive Slave Law

"​ (a)   " is the political ​ (b)   that belongs to ​ the people of the U.S. It is most often exercised by people who are "qualified" to ​ (c)   and is protected in the Texas and U.S. ​ (d)   .

• power
• vote
• Constitutions
• Popular Sovereignty

CIVIL WAR EVENTS

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Put each item into the correct category. THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY, WHEN COMPLETE.

Groups:

(a) Sam Houston

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(b) Secessionists

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(c) BOTH

• supported slavery as part of the Texas economy

• argued against Texas leaving the U.S.

• Governor of Texas 1859-1861

• Loved Texas and wanted it to be successful

• believed Texas should separate from the U.S.

• voted to join the Confederaty in 1861

Reorder the following events from the era called "Early Statehood" so that they are in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order.

• Texas is annexed into the U.S.

• the U.S. and Mexico argue over their boundary

• the Mexican-American war is fought

• the U.S. achieves "manifest destiny"

• Texas gets a new border with New Mexico in the Compromise of 1850

Where did Stephen F. Austin establish his first colony in 1821?

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• [hint: he chose a spot that had good natural resources to help his settlers survive]

Which TWO [2] of these European countries claimed land in Texas during the "Age of Contact". [Hint - one country went on to establish missions and presidios in Texas; the other country was more interested in trading beaver fur]

• England

• France

• Germany

• Portugal

• Spain

The Texan colonists fought for their independence from Mexico during the -

c

Texas Revolution

Mexican National Era

Republic of Texas

Age of Contact

Which of these Native Texan culture groups lived in teepees and used horses to hunt the herds of buffalo?

• SOUTHEASTERN

  Caddo and Wichita

• PLAINS

  Comanche, Apache, and Kiowa

• GULF

  Karankawa and Coahuiltecan

• PUEBLO

  Jumano and Tigua

Why did Spain build missions in Texas AND why did the missions ultimately fail?

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