TX24 - Civil War Begins

Who is being described?

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• * believed that fighting against the Union violated his oath of allegiance

• * supported slavery as part of the Texas economy

• * governor of Texas 1859-1861

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Jefferson Davis

James K. Polk

Sam Houston

Abraham Lincoln

Write a few sentences to briefly summarize the differences between the North and the South.

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• 1 - Political differences

• 2 - Economic differences

Match the following definitions to the correct term.

• popular sovereignty

• people forced to work for and obey other people

• Compromise of 1850

• required escaped slaves to be recaptured and taken back to the South

• Fugitive Slave Law

• political power that belongs to people who are "qualified" to vote

• sectionalism

• loyalty to one area of the country instead of the whole country

• slavery

• agreement that gave Texas its new shape and a new border with New Mexico

Which of these terms is the "political power" that belongs to the QUALIFIED voters of the U.S.? [hint: citizens living in new U.S. territories used this power in the 1850s to determine if their lands would allow slavery or not]

• freedom of speech

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

Look at the graph provided.

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• According to this bar graph, the ​ (a)   had more resources than the ​ (b)   . The BIGGEST difference between them was in (c)   which can be used to build weapons and railroads. The SMALLEST difference between them was in the number of ​ ​ (d)   which are goods that are made here and sold to foreign nations.

• Union
• Confederacy
• iron production
• exports

Which area of Texas was under attack during the Civil War? [hint: battles happened at Galveston and Sabine Pass]

The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 at the Battle of ​ (a)   , which is located in South Carolina.

• Fort Sumter
• Fort Worth
• Fort Ticonderoga
• Fort Wagner

The U.S. and Texas Constitutions divide the powers of government into THREE [3] separate branches. Which THREE [3] of these answers are the names of those branches?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Legislative

• Cultural

• Executive

• Economic

• Judicial

Put each of these important events from Texas History into their correct era. WHEN COMPLETED, THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] EVENTS UNDER EACH ERA.

Groups:

(a) Republic of Texas

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(b) Early Statehood

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(c) Civil War

• President Houston worked for Texas annexation

• Texas secedes from the U.S. and joins the Confederacy

• Slavery spreads into new territories

• the U.S. delayed the annexation of Texas due to slavery

• the Compromise of 1850 gives Texas a new shape with new boundaries

• Governor Houston supported slavery, but was AGAINST leaving the U.S.

Put these events from this Civil War era into the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order.

• Texas votes to separate from the U.S. and join the Confederacy

• The Battle of Fort Sumter begins the Civil War

• The Confederacy is formed

• Abraham Lincoln is elected as U.S. President

• Sam Houston is removed as Governor of Texas