Causes of the Civil War
This year marks the start of the Civil War.
What is 1861?
This man led the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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Stopping trade using ships is called this.
What is a blockade?
Most Texans felt this way about secession.
What is mostly supported secession (with some opposition)?
The period of rebuilding the South after the war.
What is Reconstruction?
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Social, economic differences, slavery, and states’ rights are examples of this.
What are causes of the Civil War?
This man led the Confederate army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The North’s plan to surround and squeeze the South.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
Texas helped the Confederacy by providing this.
What is food and supplies?
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This group helped freed people with schools and aid.
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?
This issue caused major conflict over new territories.
What is slavery?
This man was President of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This plan included controlling the Mississippi River.
What is the Anaconda Plan?
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Texas traded cotton through this country.
What is Mexico?
This system trapped farmers in debt.
What is sharecropping?
This idea said states could ignore federal laws.
What is nullification / states’ rights?
The North had more of this, helping move troops and supplies.
What are railroads?
This battle was the turning point of the war.
What is Gettysburg?
Name ONE Civil War battle fought in Texas.
Galveston / Sabine Pass / Palmito Ranch
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This event triggered Southern states to secede.
What is Lincoln’s election (1860)?
The North also had more of this economic advantage.
What is industry / manufactured goods?
This battle was the last time the South invaded the North.
What is Gettysburg?
This Texas leader warned the South would likely lose.
Who is Sam Houston?
This holiday celebrates freedom in Texas.
What is Juneteenth?