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100
Which side did Texas join/support during the Civil War?
The Confederacy/South
100
What did the 13th Amendment do?
abolished slavery
100
What is a vaquero?
a Spanish Cowboy
100
who was Abraham Lincoln?
President of the United States beginning in 1861
100
Who supported States' Rights?
The Southern States
200
What was the last battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
200
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Gave natural born citizenship to African Americans
200
What is a cattle drive?
When the cowboys would physically move the cows up north to sell them
200
Who was Jefferson Davis?
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
200
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers who tracked and battled American Indians
300
Why did the civilians have to evacuate Galveston?
Union troops had blockaded the ports and there were few resources
300
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave black men the right to vote
300
Why did the cowboys brand the cattle?
To identify the cows and prevent/discourage rustlers from stealing the cows.
300
Who was Robert E. Lee and what did he do?
He was Commander of the Confederacy and he surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
300
What is the name of one of the biggest cattle ranches in Texas?
King Ranch
400
Why did Texas draft a new constitution in 1861?
Texas had seceded and needed to declare loyalty to the Confederacy/Southern Sates
400
What is Reconstruction?
The time period after the Civil War when the North and South becomes reunited as one.
400
How did barbed wire affect the Texas frontier?
It led to the closing of the open range (people started fencing off their property)
400
Why are John Bell Hood, Thomas Green, and John Magruder significant in Texas History?
They were Texas leaders that fought during the Civil War
400
Why was it difficult to sell cotton to market in Texas during the Civil War?
The Union had blocked off the Texas coast/ports making it extremely difficult to export any cotton.
500
Why is Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865) significant in Texas as opposed to the date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued (January 1st, 1863)
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863 by President Lincoln which freed the slaves. Juneteenth is the actual day that slaves in Texas were freed.
500
What did many former slaves/freedmen do after the Civil War and why did they do this?
They stayed on the plantations and became sharecroppers because they did not have any property, money, or education.
500
Why did ranchers in Texas take their cattle north? BE SPECIFIC
Northern markets were willing to pay more per cow so the ranchers could make more money. Because of this, they needed to get the cows to the nearest railroad line.
500
Why was Sam Houston removed from office as Governor of Texas?
He refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy when Texas secedes and leaves the United States.
500
What role did Confederate women play during the Civil War?
Women managed plantations and small family farms.