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What year did the Civil war start?
1861
What waterway did the Union try to use to get to the interior of Texas?
Battle of Sabine Pass
What is a citizen acting as unauthorized police?
vigilante
Who was the Governor of Texas who refused to take an oath to the Confederacy?
Sam houston
How many Americans were killed in the Civil War?
When was Abraham Lincoln Elected President
1860
What was the first battle of the civil war?
fort sumter
What were people called when they supported the union
Unionists
who was the President of the US
Abraham Lincoln
What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
To free the slaves
What were the years of Reconstruction
1866-1877
Last battle of the civil war was fought after the surrender
Battle of paliminto Ranch
Forced Enrollment of people into the military?
conscription
Who is the General of the Confederate Army
Robert E Lee
Which of the following was not hard to obtain in Texas during the Civil War?
Cotton
February 1, 1861
Texas officially seceded from the United States
What was the battle that the Confederacy lost, an important port in Texas
Battle Gavelston
Who is a person who wants to end slavery?
abolitionist
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What was the political party that took over reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
January 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential decree issued by Abraham Lincoln
What battle did the Union try to stop trade with Mexico and Texas
Battle of Brownsville
whats the drug that was used for fighting off malaria and other fevers
Quinine
Who was the Vice President of the U.S
Andrew Johnson
What was Scott's Great Snake?
A battle strategy to cut off the South