Civil War in Texas 1
What is it called when a state is able to create their own laws?
State's Rights
Texas and 10 other southern states joined together to form the _____
Confederacy
Federalism consists of two levels of government: federal and state. What is state incharge of?
school, drug laws, and other laws
Federalism consists of two levels of government: federal and state. What is federal incharge of?
printing money
What was the name of the battle that established opportunities for settlers to move west?
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
What do you call those who wanted to do away with slavery?
abolitionists
Slavery was abolished with the _____ on January 1st 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
Which amendment banned slavery in all states and required Confederate states to free all of their slaves
13th amendment
Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized-process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country?
14th amendment
The route that Lewis and Clark took for the Louisiana Purchase was from ____ to _____.
Missouri; Pacific Ocean
What year did the Order of Secession on Feb. 1st occur?
1861
What year did the Battle of Nueces occur?
1862
These denied African Americans their individual, or civil rights guaranteed by the US Constitution.
Black Codes
This helped educate former slaves, provide legal aid, and helped open schools in Texas.
What were the three ways that travel was improved that were created in the 1800s?
steamboat, canal boats, and locomotive
What year did the Confederate army win the battle in Galveston on Jan. 1st after two years of Union control?
1863
What year did the Union army march towards Texas, but were stopped by the Confederate army at the Red River?
1864
What was the Red River War?
When the US raged war on Native Americans
Who was a major figure in helping his people adjust to reservation life after the final battles? The last of the Comanche chiefs
Quanah Parker
The frontier of the United States moved ____ as Americans began to settle farther west.
westward
When did the Civil War end?
April 9th 1865
When was the last battle fought at Palmito Ranch?
May 13th 1865
Who guarded the border to keep peace between white settlers and Native Americans?
Buffalo Soldiers
The Reconstruction of Texas was from ____ to _____.
1861-1877
What was it called that made settlers make their way to California to seek fortune?
Gold Rush