(Not So) Civil War
What was the South's biggest export during the Civil War?
Cotton
Who is the leader of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Who invented barbed wire?
Joseph Glidden
What side did Texas Belong to? Union or Confederacy
Confederacy
DAILY DOUBLE: What was found at Spindletop?
Oil
What was the major issue that caused the southern states to secede from the United States?
Slavery
What is the difference between Urban and Rural?
Urban=City area
Rural=Country area
Why is Lizzie Johnson so important?
She was the first woman to ride the Chisholm Trail.
DAILY DOUBLE: All cattle trails lead to what?
Railroads
What is a common use for oil?
Gasoline
What is the name of the day that recognizes the day slavery ended?
Juneteenth
What are the 4 S's of the causes of the Civil War
Secession
Sectionalism
State's Rights
Slavery
DAILY DOUBLE: Who founded the largest ranch in United States history?
Richard King
Where does the Chisholm Trail end?
Abilene, Kansas
Where was the first major spot that oil was found in Texas?
Spindletop
What was the common agricultural practice in the United States after the abolition of slavery?
Sharecropping
DAILY DOUBLE: What increased because of the success of the cotton gin and cotton production?
Slave labor
Who blazed a new trail that went west into New Mexico and North into Colorado?
Charles Goodnight
What was the last battle of the Civil War?
Palmito Ranch
What's the term that means "A town that has a lot of people moving to there because of an economic increase"
Boomtown
DAILY DOUBLE: Why did Texas secede from the Union?
Texas seceded from the Union because they wanted to follow their own states laws and keep slavery.
While men fought in the Civil War, what did the women do?
Stayed home and continued the mens work and defended their homes
Texas cattle industry increased because of the growing popularity of beef around the United States. This is an example of what?
Supply and Demand
What trail goes west into New Mexico and north into Colorado?
Goodnight-Loving Trail
What was the economic impact of oil discovery in Texas?
It caused many people to start moving to Texas in the early 1900's