Civil War and Reconstruction Vocab
the forced enrollment of people into military service
What is Conscription?
led to the expansion of slavery in Texas
What are Larger Cotton Plantations?
or
Cotton production growth
the Republican Party was opposed to this issue
What is the Expansion of Slavery to western states?
the final battle of the Civil War taking place AFTER the treaty had already been signed
Where is Palmito Ranch?
the cause of the Civil War according to the Texas declaration of secession?
using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
What is a Blockade?
This is what Texas contributed to the cause of the Confederacy
What are Men and Weapons
majority of counties reside that voted for/in favor of secession
Where are the south and eastern parts of Texas?
Secured the Eastern Border from invasion from the Union
Where is Sabine Pass?
the adverse effect of the role of slaves and the production of cotton.
What is More slaves, more cotton, more money?
the civilian world in wartime
Where is Home Front?
This was the goal of reconstruction
What was "to restore the South to the Union as quickly as possible"
the Fifteenth Amendment
What is guaranteed African American men the right to vote?
This isnt an official battle, but is the first firing of weapons in the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
women’s roles during the Civil War?
What are "take care of the home front, including ranches, farms, and businesses."
the system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
What is Economy?
result of the Battle of Sabine Pass
What is "it stopped the eastern border of Texas from Union invasion?
What ultimately caused Texas citizens to vote to secede from the United States
What is South Carolina seceded from the United States?
This was the first official battle of the civil war
What is battle of Bull Run?
the Texas Constitution of 1866 grant African Americans rights
what is "grants them the right to be free."?
the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
What are States' Rights?
many people in the southern states oppose high tariffs (Give at least two reasons)
What are
High tariffs meant that it would cost more to purchase imported products.
and
Southern business owners felt they were being targeted with unfair taxes.
Sam Houston thought that Texas should secede or stay with the Union
What is Remain in the Union?
This is the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
The the Emancipation Proclamation actually impacted the Texan slaves.
When is 1865? Two years after the speech.