Civil War
Where did the South surrender the end of the Civil War, and what year did it happen?
Appomattox Court House / 1865
What racial group was known for lynching to prevent African Americans from voting?
Ku Klux Klan
Which lands became the first state from acquired lands of the Mexican-Secession in 1850?
California
What battle did the Union try to invade Texas in 1863?
The Battle of Sabine Pass
Abraham Lincoln's Presidential counterpart of the South.
Jefferson Davis
How many military districts were formed during Reconstruction, and what district was Texas in?
5 / 5th
What amendment calls for the end to slavery?
13th Amendment
What law governed the new acquired land and the issue of popular sovereignty?
The Compromise of 1850
Union Navy blockaded Texas ports and ended in a Southern victory?
The Battle of Galveston Bay
Robert E. Lee's Counterpart as Civil War General
Ulysses S. Grant
What battle claimed the Mississippi River for Union control and cutting out 3 confederate states?
Siege of Vicksburg
What amendment allowed African Americans to become U.S. citizens?
14th Amendment
Who was the President of the U.S. during the War?
President James K. Polk
What did the Warren Wagon Train Raid, led by Kiowa Chief Satanta, result in?
Remove Natives form the frontier and onto the
reservation.
Battle of Palmito Ranch happened after the South surrendered, what other battle in history was like this?
Battle of New Orleans
What are the causes of the Civil War?
Sectionalism, States' Rights, and Slavery
What amendment makes it illegal to discriminate to vote?
15th Amendment
What was the document that ended the war?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Who was known for scouting, mapping, patrolling, during the Indian Wars?
Buffalo Soldiers
The South was an Agricultural economy, what was the North's economy?
Industrial
Name the bloodiest 1 day battle in the Civil War.
Battle of Antietam
What amendment stopped discrimination (Poll Taxes & Literacy Tests) of voting rights?
15th Amendment
What were the years of the war?
1846 - 1848
Texas's economic stance on the issue of slavery?
Most believed it was best for the State.
Women were taking on many more responsibilities dur the Civil War, what were the men doing?
Fighting in the Civil War