People
He was removed as Governor because he did not want Texas to secede.
Sam Houston
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected as President of the United States of America?
1860
Missouri was added as a new slave state and Maine was added as a new free state
The Missouri Compromise
In this battle, the Union army loss because they could not escape a narrow bay.
The Battle of Sabine Pass
the most brutal institution in American History
Slavery
He was elected president of the United States of America in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
What year did the civil war begin?
1861
this document was signed so that the confederate states would be economically bankrupt or broken
the Emanicipation Proclamation
Most civil war battles in Texas took place.....
On the Coast or near a waterway like a river, lake or bay
to leave
Secede
He was the General for the Confederate Armies during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
What year did the Civil War end?
1865
this is a military action enforced by a Governor or President when more men are needed to fight
a military draft
Confederates won this battle because bales of cotton protected them from the Union attack
the Battle of Galveston
to get rid of something
abolish
He was the General for the Union armies during the Civil War
Ulysees Grant
What year did confederate soldiers fight in the Battle of Galveston?
1863
This day is celebrated to commemorate the freeing of slaves in Texas
Juneteenth Day-June 19, 1865
This battle is considered the last battle of the Civil War because it occurred after Robert E. Lee surrendered
Battle of Palmito Ranch
a group of 1000 soldiers
regiment
They won the Civil War
The Union
What year did the 13th Amendment become law?
1865
This organization was formed by Congress in 1866 to provide help and legal aid to former slaves
Freedman's Bureau
The first battle of the Civil War occurred in which state? (this was also the first state to secede from the Union)
South Carolina
this group was formed to terrorize African Americans
Klu Klux Klan (KKK)