War
This side won the Civil War.
The Union, or the North
This new party was against the spread of slavery to new territories, and hoped to see slavery end completely.
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
This city was the location of the Confederate Convention, where the Confederacy was officially established, and their constitution was written.
Montgomery, Alabama.
Describe the difference in economies between Northern States and Southern States
North was made up of industries, while South was mostly agricultural
During the war, what were two specific things that Texans faced a shortage of?
Cloth, flour, coffee, tea, newspaper, medicine
These were two reasons as to why the Civil War started.
Slavery and state's rights
This Texas Governor refused to secede from the Union, leading to citizens removing him from office and electing a new governor in a coup.
Sam Houston
Union forces overtook and placed a blockade on this Texan port city on October 4, 1862.
Galveston
John Wilkes Booth is infamously known for doing what?
Assassinating President Abraham Lincoln
This south Texas city became an important fighting location: it was close to the coast and along the Rio Grande.
Brownsville
This term means to focus specifically on the needs of one's own region, and not on other regions.
Sectionalism
This man from Mississippi was elected President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
This was the location of the first battle of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Almost immediately after Lincoln was elected president, six states left the Union. Name 2
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Hood's Brigade and Terry's Texas Rangers
This term means to withdraw, or leave, a larger unit
Secede
This general was the leader of the Confederate forces in the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee
This battle took place a month after the Confederacy surrendered, and marked the final battle of the Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
After the first battle of the Civil War, four more states joined the Confederacy. Name two.
Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
The Union took over a Texas port until this Confederate commander retook it in 1863 and never gave it up again.
18-35
This general was the leader of the Union forces in the Civil War and future President.
Ulysses S. Grant
This location was the famous place where the Confederate army officially surrendered.
Appomattox Court House - Virginia
President Andrew Johnson named this man provisional Governor of Texas, but was viewed as a villain and traitor in the South.
Andrew Jackson Hamilton