TX26 - Civil War Ends

SECTIONALISM in the U.S.

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NORTH - mostly Republicans who believed that states should faithfully follow all federal laws

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• SOUTH - mostly Democrats who believed "states' rights" gave them the power to nullify federal laws

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Label this map with the appropriate choices that are available.

a

b

c

d

e

WEST

SOUTH

NORTH

CANADA

MEXICO

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of agreements between "slave" states in the South and "free" states in the North regarding the spread of slavery into new U.S. territories. It was agreed that citizens of each territory would VOTE on the issue.

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• At that time, only white males over the age of 21 had the political power known as _____ that would allow them to vote on this issue of slavery.

• sectionalism

• checks and balances

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty

This image helps illustrate the biggest issue in the U.S. that eventually led to the Civil War.

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• Which figure in the image is meant to represent "the North"?

How did the Fugitive Slave Law endanger the lives of "free" African Americans in the North?

• they were required to serve at least 3 years in the Union army as soldiers

• they could be kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South

• they were forced to move further North into the freezing cold areas of Canada

• NONE of these answers are correct

POLITICAL PARTIES IN 1861

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• ​ (a)   - mostly in the South, wanted slavery to continue,​ (b)   served as President of the Confederacy

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• ​ (c)   - mostly in the North, wanted to abolish slavery, ​ (d)   served as President of the United States

• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln
• DEMOCRATS
• REPUBLICANS

Match the following LEADERS to the correct descriptions.

• ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• Confederate General who surrendered at Appomattox Court House

• SAM HOUSTON

• removed as governor of Texas when he refused to join the Confederacy

• JEFFERSON DAVIS

• Democratic President of the Confederate States during the war

• ROBERT E. LEE

• Republican President of the U.S. during the war

• ULYSSES S. GRANT

• Union general who accepted Lee's surrender

This set of circle graphs shows that the North - also known as the Union - had a clear resource advantage over the South - known as the Confederacy.

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Based on those circle graphs, which THREE [3] of the choices are shown as resource advantages for the North?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

• land area

• railroad mileage

• experienced military leadership

• manufacturing plants

• industrial workers

BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR

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• ​ (a)   - first battle of the war, fought on the coast of South Carolina

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• ​ (b)   - fought for control of an important port city in Texas

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• ​ (c)   - Confederate victory that ended Union plans to invade Texas

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• ​ (d)   - last battle of the war, fought a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox due to delayed communications

• FORT SUMTER
• GALVESTON
• SABINE PASS
• PALMITO RANCH

Write about how the economy of Texas was affected by the Civil War in the following areas:

1 - one sentence about "farming" in Texas

2 - one sentence about "factories" in Texas

3 - one sentence about "women" in Texas

Put the following events of the Civil War in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order:

• Texan Governor Sam Houston refuses to join the Confederacy and is removed from office

• Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the war

• the Battle of Palmito Ranch is fought a month AFTER the war ended, due to delayed communication

• Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the rebelling South

• Republican Abraham Lincoln is elected as President, leading to the creation of the Confederacy