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This Texas governor opposed secession and refused to support Texas leaving the United States during the Civil War.
Who is Sam Houston?
Confederate forces tried to keep these open across the Gulf so they could continue receiving goods and supplies.
What are supply lines?
Robert E. Lee surrendered at this Virginia location in 1865.
What is Appomattox Court House?
The Texas Constitution contains many more of these changes than the U.S. Constitution to keep government power specific and limited.
What are amendments?
Despite the governor’s opposition, this group voted for Texas to leave the United States in 1861.
What was the secession convention?
News of freedom reached enslaved people in Texas on June 19, a day now celebrated as this holiday.
What is Juneteenth?
These two government principles divide power among branches and allow each branch to limit the others.
What are separation of powers and checks and balances?
This document exists to protect the people from the government and outline its powers.
What is the Constitution?
During the Civil War, the Union tried to weaken Texas and the Confederacy by blocking this activity across the Gulf.
What is trade?
This Confederate general surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, helping end the Civil War.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
A government where laws limit the power of leaders is called this type of government.
What is limited government?
This section of the Constitution guarantees freedoms like speech, religion, and press.
What is the Bill of Rights?