While men were away in the army, the job of maintaining homes, farms, and plantations fell to _____.

A drug called _____, which was used to fight fever and malaria, was scarce during the war.

To meet the ongoing need for soldiers, the Confederate congress passed a law, the _____ Act, which required all men between 18 and 35 years old to serve in the armed forces.

One of the Confederacy's leading infantry units was _____.

Since the Texas lifestyle was based on ranching and horse riding, about two-thirds of the first Texan soldiers were in _____.

Although the majority of Texans supported the Confederacy, more than 2,000 Texans _____.

Part of the Union's strategy for defeating the Confederacy was to form a _____ to prevent the South from shipping cotton to European markets and receiving supplies.

____, who had served in the U.S.-Mexican War, was in command of Confederate forces in Texas and determined to retake Galveston.

Union forces attempted to capture _____ in southeastern Texas, establishing a foothold that would allow Union troops to mount attacks into the interior of Texas.

The _____ of the South was based on plantation agriculture, which relied on slavery.

In the 1850s a new political party, the _____ Party, opposed the spread of slavery to new territories.

Southerners opposed high _____, fearing that this would hurt them economically because they imported many goods they purchased.

Texas Governor _____ was devoted to the Union and was a vocal opponent of secession.

The Confederate States of America was formed at the Montgomery Convention of 1861 and _____ was elected president.

The Civil War began when Confederate forces opened fire on _____.