Causes
What happened to many abolitionists that spoke or acted against slavery?
They were killed or run out of town
Sectionalism
When people show more loyalty to a region rather than the whole country
Who did Texas join after secession?
The Confederate states of America
Why was there no formal surrender for the Confederates in Texas?
The Texas generals fled to Mexico
What was life like for the emancipated slaves after the war?
Very much the same. Freeing them did not fix the racism and terrible treatment.
How did slavery of black people affect the economics of the United States?
Slavery was a means of cheap labor, which meant more profit and money for Southern, white slave-owners.
Abolitionist
A person who wanted to end slavery
How did Texas decide to secede?
The people voted for it
Date range of Civil War:
1861-1865
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
List the 3 main causes of the Civil War
1: Slavery
2: States' rights
3: Sectionalism
tariff
A tax on imported goods
Who was against Texas secession from the Union?
Sam Houston, and some citizens in the West.
The 3 things we learned about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
-He led the Union
-He freed the slaves
-Was assassinated a few days after the war ended
Who was Dred Scott? What did we learn about him?
He was a slave that tried to win his freedom through the court system. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves did not have any rights and were not citizens.
How did tariffs affect the sectionalism in the Untied States?
The North was mostly manufacturing where they made goods, so they saw tariffs as more desirable. The South was mostly agricultural, and so the tariffs would affect them more negatively.
secede
withdraw or leave a group
What is the battle that we learned about?
Battle of Palmito Ranch. It happened after the Confederacy already surrendered.
How did slavery relate to the Texas Revolution as well?
Mexico had abolished slavery. Texas still had slavery as a state of Mexico.
Then Santa Anna flipped centralist, so Texas would likely be forced to abolish slavery too.
Texas rebelled to preserve states' rights (and slavery).
How did slavery of African Americans affect the social order of the United States?
Slavery meant white people never had to be at the bottom of society. No matter how low or poor a white person was, there was always a black person below them.
What is the name of the document that freed the slaves?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Explain how location affected citizens' opinions on secession.
Citizens in east Texas had more agriculture and would be affected by the abolition of slavery more negatively. Citizens in west Texas had the Mexico border and the edge of the frontier, and they relied on the US military for some safety.
Who were the 3 generals and their affiliation?
Ulysses S Grant and William T Sherman were Union generals.
Robert E Lee was the Confederate general.