TX Government
Why does our government have 3 branches?
Checks and Balances
What president was elected in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Where did the Civil War Begin?
Fort Sumter SC
What was Reconstruction?
When the seceded states were being rebuilt
What did Lincoln write that freed the slaves in the southern states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the first president of The Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
What does the term Sectionalism mean?
Loyalty to your part of the country
Where did the Civil War end?
Palmito Ranch TX
Who were the Freedmen's Bureau
Agency created to help former slaves
How did Lincoln Die?
He was assassinated
Name the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What side of the war did Texas join in the Civil War?
The South/Confederacy
What was the name of the states that divided the North and south?
Border States
What did the 13th amendment do?
Officially Abolished slavery
What was the name of the individual who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilks Booth
What is meant by the term popular sovereignty?
Political power belongs to the people
What was the name of the Northern states during the Civil War?
The Union
How did most Texans feel about slavery?
Many Texans supported Slavery
What did the 14th amendment do?
Gave former slaves citizenship
What was the name of the President after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
When did Texas write its first state constitution?
1845
What was the name of the Southern States during the Civil War?
The Confederacy
After the North won, what happened to the institution of slavery?
It was abolished
What did the 15th amendment do?
Gave African American men the right to vote
What Political Party was Lincoln a part of?
The Republican Party