Vocab
The practice of owning other people.
What is Slavery?
The President of the U.S during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The most important battle for Texas in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Galveston?
The South had this, the North did not, and they disagreed over if it should be allowed in the U.S or not.
What is Slavery?
Known as the Moses to her people, helped slaves escape the south.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The name of the land where cotton is grown with the help of slaves.
What is Plantation?
A former slave who escaped slavery, taught himself to read and write, and fought against slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
John Magruder pushes the North off of the Sabine River and gives control of the river back tot he South in this battle.
What is The Battle of Sabine Pass?
The South made most of their money off of growing/farming also known as this.
What is Agriculture?
The head general of the Confederates IN Texas.
Who is John Magruder?
The nick name the South gave to cotton since it made so much money.
What is King Cotton/White Gold? (Both acceptable)
The head general of the Confederate Army
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The Battle of Galveston was so important to the South because of this.
What is, kept an important port open for the South to ship supplies?
The North wanted these so people bought their goods, the South hated them - wanting to buy goods from Europe.
What is Tariffs?
The head general of the Union/North Army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
Extreme pride in ones region or state - instead of pride of ones whole country.
What is Sectionalism?
The governor of Texas who was against secession.
Who is Sam Houston?
The very last battle of the Civil War, which happened after the war was already over.
The South believed individual states should have a say in things over the national government, while the North believed in focusing on the whole country.
What is State's Rights?
The head mail man for the South/Confederate States.
Who is John Henninger Reagan?
The act of separating your region or state from a country.
What is Secession?
The President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The battle that ended the Civil War, where Lee surrendered to Grant
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
The law passed that allowed new states to vote for slavery or not, added the Fugitive Slave Act, and gave Texas its current shape/borders.
What is Compromise of 1850?
**DAILY DOUBLE** - Worth double the points!
The governor of Texas during the Civil War, who supported secession.
Who is Francis Lubbock?