Texas & Civil War
What year did Texas secede?
1861
What was the 1st battle of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
Charleston, South Carolina
Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
What does Reconstruction mean?
Re-building
Emancipation Day in Texas is also called what?
Juneteenth
What does secede mean?
The leave another country causing betrayal
What Civil War battle in Texas took place on an island that would give the Union direct control of Southeast Texas.
Battle of Galveston
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
What does Martial Law mean?
The military enforces the laws
Why did Northern states not have as many slaves?
They have no farms or plantations.
Who was the 1st state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
What Civil War battle took place near Beaumont? Union troops were trying to capture a river that borders Louisiana and Texas.
The Battle of Sabine Pass
Who was the commander of the Confederates in charge of defending Galveston?
John Magruder
What is the 13th amendment
Abolishing slavery
These military officers fought for what side? Confederate or Union?
Santos Benavides
John Bell Hood
Sull Ross
John Magruder
Confederate
Why was Sam Houston removed from office as the Governor of Texas
He did not agree with the Confederacy or the idea of seceding.
What Civil War battle in Texas took place after the Confederacy had surrendered?
Battle of Palmito Creek
Who was the General of the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
What does the 14th amendment state?
That people of color are now citizens
What does the following date signify?
1861-1877
The Civil War and Reconstruction
What group of Texans did not want to secede from the United States?
Germans and European immigrants living in Texas.
What was the last battle of the American Civil War?
Who was the General of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
What is the 15th amendment?
All male citizens have the right to vote.
What is the definition of Sectionalism?
The concern for regional needs and interests