Vocabulary
Another word for leave
Secede
He refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy so he was removed from office
Sam Houston
The year Texas seceded from the Union
The Civil War last from
1861-1865
Abolished slavery
13th amendment
When talking about economy, what are we talking about
Money
Leader of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
The first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
The Civil War begins when the Confederates attacked this place
Fort Sumnter
As Republicans took control of Congress, they passed a series of laws to protect the civil rights of freedmen and grant voting right to black men. Which amendment is that
15th amendment
Caused a shorage of supplies on the home front in Texas
Blockade
The Republican Party divided the South, including the state of Texas, into five districts controlled by US military after this presidents assassination
Abraham Lincoln
Celebration of the day the last slaves in Texas learned of their freedom
Juneteenth
1862- The Union takes control of this Texas city
Galveston
The Civil War was between the Union also referred to as the North and who?
Confederacy and South
Lincoln issued this as a way to abolish slavery and gain support for the Union cause.
Last battle of the Civil War because news of the surrender traveled slowly
Battle of Palmito Ranch
What is important about June 19th?
Last slaves in Texas learn of their freedom
Using ships to prevent supplies from going in or out
Blockade
The Civil War ended when this event happened
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse
1863 The Union was forced to withdraw at this battle when the Confederacy overpowered them
Sabine Pass
Granted citizenship to all former slaves
14th amendement