Civil War 1
This was the primary social cause of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
What is Juneteenth?
Both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions include this to protect individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Includes the president (federal) or governor (state).
What is the Executive Branch?
Definition of Revenue.
What is cash received (ex: taxes)?
The two sides of the Civil War.
What are the Union and Confederacy?
Following the Civil War, many former enslaved Americans made a living doing this.
What is sharecropping?
What is the right to bear arms?
Both the U.S. and Texas governments are divided into these three branches.
What are executive, legislative, and judicial?
This is added to items purchased and is a major part of state revenue.
What is sales tax?
The Presidents of the Union and Confederacy.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?
This happened to ports in Texas, causing transportation distruption.
What are blockades?
This principle of government says all political power belongs to the people. This is reflected by election of government officials.
What is popular sovereignty?
Includes Congress and the Senate.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is based on property owned and helps fund local government.
What is property tax?
This was the primary political cause of the Civil War.
What is States' Rights?
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What is Lincoln's election?
This was the cause of continued fighting and delayed emancipation after the Civil War was over.
This is the framework in the constitution for how representatives are elected.
What is Republicanism?
This principle of government says political power is inherent to the people.
This funds state parks, infrastructure (highways, etc.), and public education.
What is state revenue?
The North had a vast network of these during the Civil War, while the South had to tear them apart for supplies.
What are railroads?
Many Texans had to depend on this due to transportation disruptions. However, they were overcrowded.
What are stagecoaches?
Three of the 5 freedoms protected under the First Amendment.
What are the freedoms of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?
An example of this principle of government would be the President vetoing a bill.
What is Checks and Balances?
Local taxes fund these three things.
What are public school, fire/police, and water/garbage services?