causes
What was the term for the United states putting taxes on imported goods from foreign goods.
Tarrifs
Who was the first and 7th state to secede from the union
south carolina and Texas
What were at least 2 reasons for reconstruction?
To reunite the North and the south post civil war, help former slaves adjust to freedom, equal rights for african americans, help settle differences between republicans and democrats , write a new constitution to allow Texas to reenter the Union.
larger population to recruit soldiers, more railroads for moving supplies, more money and more factories
who was the president of the confederacy?
jefferson davis
What is the belief of states rights? What side was for states rights and what states were not for it?
it is the belief that states can oppose federal law if they do not agree with it?
what was the first battle of the civil war
Ft Sumter
Who was the president during the reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
what were some union strategies?
take over mississipi river and divide the south into two, blockade all ports from keeping goods and people from moving, take over souths capital of richmond virginia.
what were advantages of the south during civil war?
ability to use cotton to get foreign support, quality military training, had skills with guns and and horses, and had strong reason to fight,
what was the name of the book that displayed slavery as being very evil
What battle lead to President Lincoln creating the emancipation proclamation?
battle of antietam
what are the 3 amendments created during reconstruction and describe each one.
13th - abolish slavery
14th - gave african americans citizenship
15th- allowed african american men to vote.
what political party did the north vote for?
Republican
what were some strategies for the south during the civil war?
fight a defensive war and wear down the norths will to fight, use cotton to convince england and france to trade guns for cotton to fight the war.
What law stated that runaway slaves in the north would need to be returned to the south?
fugitive slave law of 1850
What region of Texas were most battles during the civil war held?
The coastal plains because a lot of the battle had to do with stopping imports from getting into Texas
What was an issue with sharecropping?
It lead to many african americans being in debt and remaining poor because they were exploited by land owners.
where did the union officially end the civil war?
Appamatox courthouse, where robert e lee surrenders and the war is officially over
what was the difference between black codes and jim crow laws?
Under black codes, many states required Black people to sign yearly labor contracts; if they refused, they risked being arrested, fined and forced into unpaid labor.
jim crow was more towards segregation - seperating the services that african americans and white could access.
name three events that lead to the civil war. Have 2 of them be the events that happened in virginia
Harpers ferry, Nat turners rebellion, dred scott case, kansas-nebraska act, election of 1860, etc.
battle of Galveston
What is the name of the holiday where slaves found out they were free in Texas?
Juneteenth
Why was the north not in favor of slavory?
Economically it did not do anything for them and they also saw it to be cruel after reading uncle toms cabin.
what was the name of the organization that was meant to provide healthcare, education and other necessary things for freed slaves
freedmans beurau