Sectionalism & Tensions
What is the term for putting the interests of your region ahead of the whole nation?
Sectionalism
What year did Texas join the Confederate States of America?
1861
What Texas port was vital because it imported supplies and exported goods for the Confederacy?
Galveston
What was the time period after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
Which amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
The 13th Amendment
What did the South rely on most for its economy in the mid-1800s?
Plantation agriculture (cotton)
What Texas governor urged Texans to stay loyal to the U.S. or remain neutral?
Sam Houston
What did the Union use to try to stop supplies coming in and out of Texas?
A blockade
Which group of Republicans wanted to punish the South?
Radical Republicans
What organization helped former slaves with food, clothing, schools, and legal assistance?
The Freedmen’s Bureau
What did the North rely on most for its economy?
Factories and trade
Why was Governor Sam Houston removed from office?
He refused to pledge loyalty to the Confederacy and take the Confederate oath.
On what date did Confederates recapture Galveston using steamboats lined with cotton bales?
January 1, 1863
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Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
What were the laws passed in the South to restrict freedmen after slavery ended?
Black Codes
What belief said states should be able to make their own political decisions?
States’ rights
What Confederate attack marked the beginning of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What battle happened at a port that gave access to a railroad leading to Houston?
The Battle of Sabine Pass
What 1867 act divided the South into 5 military districts and required new state constitutions?
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Which amendment gave citizenship and equal protection under the law?
The 14th Amendment
What was the western belief that people should vote to decide slavery in new territories?
Popular sovereignty
What invention allowed armies to communicate quickly with front lines?
The telegraph
What was the last battle of the Civil War, fought in Texas after Lee surrendered?
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
What Texas constitution was written in 1876 and is still used today?
The Texas Constitution of 1876
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment