Dates/Government
This is the year Texas joined the Confederacy
What is 1861
He was the leader of the Union Army and is on the 50 dollar bill
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The side that won the Civil War
What is the North/Union?
When the power of the federal government is divided into 3 separate branches
What is Separation of Powers?
the major cash crop the south was growing
What is Cotton?
The year President Lincoln was elected was right before the Civil War
What is 1860?
He was assassinated while watching a play at Ford's Theatre
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the final battle of the Civil War
What is Palmito Ranch?
Most former slaves become this
What is Sharecroppers?
The North and the South were divided on this issue?
What is Slavery?
Daily Double *Points are worth Double*
This amendment gave all MEN the right to vote?
What is the 15th Amendment?
He refused to take the oath of the Confederacy and was removed from office
Who is Sam Houston?
Confederate General John B Magruder retakes this bay
What is the Battle of Galveston?
Will or rule of the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This was grown in place of cotton to feed the soldiers
What is Corn and Wheat?
This group is responsible for setting the education for Texas?
What is the State Board of Education?
He was the 19th Governor of Texas and the President of Texas A&M University
Who is Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross
Daily Double *Worth Double Points*
The place where the first battle of the Civil War took place
What is Fort Sumter?
This Union general brought the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas on June 19, 1865, this day is known as
What is Juneteenth?
Southern States said this was Vital to their economy
What is Slavery?
This war lasted from 1861 - 1865
What is the Civil War
He led the confederacy in the Battle of Galveston
Who is John B Magruder?
What is Appomattox Court House?
These are used to fund state and local Governments
What is Property and Sales Taxes?
Southern States believed that the federal government should not interfere on certain issues
What is State's Rights?