Vocabulary
to withdraw formally from the union
secede
State that was admitted to the U.S. as a slave state
Missouri
Elected in 1860 and was the cause of states seceding from the Union
Abraham Lincoln
In 1861 Texas joined this group of states that seceded from the United States
Confederacy (South)
an agreement on a dispute reached by each side
compromise
Compromise that divided the free and slave states
Missouri Compromise
This economic and social system relied on enslaved people and was a major cause of tension between Northern and Southern states
Slavery
A Southern politician and states’ rights supporter who became the Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
Job(s) that women in Texas took on during the Civil War?
Farmers, business owners
strong loyalty to one's own region over the nation as a whole
sectionalism
This political event in 1860 directly led several Southern states to secede from the United States because they believed it threatened slavery
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Originally wanted by Lincoln to lead Union forces
Robert E. Lee
Effects of the Union blockade on Texas' economy
limited trade
shortages of goods
forced smuggling
government based on the power of the people
(Power Of People)
popular sovereignty
Slaves that were caught in the North and taken back to the South
Fugitive slave act
Bloodshed over the decision of Kansas to become a free or slave state.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"?
Forced Lee to surrender; marking the end of the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle of the Civil War that occurred in Texas AND its significance
Battle of Galveston (Confederate recapture of Galveston helped Texas maintain a port),
Battle of Palmito Ranch (last land battle in the war, occurred in Texas
Battle of Sabine Pass (Texas defended a fort and also damaged Union gun boats)
rights and powers held by individual U.S. states
State's rights
1. California added as a free state
2. slave trade abolished in Washington D.C.
3. Fugitive Slave Act revised
Compromise of 1850?
The 1820–1860 time when the United States grew westward and added new territories is often called this
Manifest Destiny
Wrote a book that talked about the evils of slavery; became an instant best-seller that gained recognition by Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Major crop that made Texas economically tied to the South during the Civil War
Cotton