Important Dates
What happened in Texas on March 2, 1861?
Texas seceded from the United States.
Who predicted the South would lose the war?
Sam Houston
The ___ Amendment abolished slavery on December 1865.
13th
What does it mean by not taking sides in a conflict?
neutral
What hidden word was in slide 8?
Sam Houston
What happened in Texas on March 16th, 1861
Sam Houston was removed from office as governor.
Who took over Sam Houston's job after he got removed from office?
Edward Clark
When Sam Houston refused to swear loyalty to the Confederacy, he was removed as _______.
governor
What does it mean to formally withdraw from a union or alliance?
To secede
What hidden word was in slide 5?
Slavery
What happened in Texas April, 1861?
Texas became a full-fledged confederate state.
Who was considered the most important Texan in the Confederacy?
John H. Reagan
The war led to developments in ______ and _______.
military, weapons
What is a person called who wants to end slavery?
Abolitionist
What hidden word was in slide 1?
Confederacy
What happened in Texas on February 13, 1870?
The 15th amendment was passed.
Who was the premier military leader of the Conferdercy?
Robert E. Lee
Key battles were the battles of ______ and _________.
Gettysburg, Vicksburg
What form of government that citizens elect a representitive?
republic
What hidden word was in slide 10?
Gettysburg
What happened in Texas on June 19th, 1865?
Slavery ended
Who was the premier military leader of the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
Texas still ended up ______, not heeding the word of Sam Houston.
seceding
What does a specific requirement or rule in a law mean?
provision
What hidden word was in slide 3?
Texas