Causes of the Civil War
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This issue involved disagreements over whether states could leave the Union.
What are States’ Rights?
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The North had more of this, allowing them to outlast the South.
What is an economic advantage / more money and manufacturing / population / railroads?
President when the Civil War began.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The year the Civil War began.
What is 1861?
After seceding, Texas joined this.
What is the Confederacy?
This cause involved regional differences between North and South.
What is Sectionalism?
This group believed slave labor was not important to the economy.
Who were Northerners?
Commander of the Confederate Army.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
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The meeting at Appomattox Courthouse resulted in this.
What is Lee surrendering to Grant?
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About this many Texans served in the war.
What is about 60,000?
This issue centered around forced labor in the South.
What is Slavery?
The Confederacy was also known as this region.
What is the South?
Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
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This battle was considered the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Texans removed this governor after secession.
Who is Sam Houston?
Taxes on imports that angered the South were called this.
What are Tariffs?
This was an advantage the Southern military had over the Northern militatry.
What are better generals?
This Texan warned that secession would lead to war.
Who is Sam Houston?
The Battle of Galveston was an attempt to do this.
What is enforce the Union blockade?
A cotton farmer before the war likely owned this.
What are slaves?
Causes of the Civil War all had this in common.
What is they created major separation between North and South?
This slave state remained loyal to the Union.
What is Missouri (border state example from test)?
President of the Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
This was the last battle of the Civil War fought in Texas.
What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
Texans role in the Civil War.
What is supply men / weapons / ammunition / food?