Causes of the War
This term means loyalty to a region instead of the whole country.
What is sectionalism?
Texas sent over this many soldiers (approximate).
What is 70,000?
This battle was fought on the Texas coast and was a Confederate victory.
What is the Battle of Galveston?
The Civil War ended in this year.
What is 1865?
This term means rebuilding after the Civil War.
What is Reconstruction?
Texas seceded mainly to protect this system.
What is slavery?
Texas provided these two major resources: cattle and ______.
What is cotton?
This battle was a surprising Confederate win against a larger Union force.
What is the Battle of Sabine Pass?
This Confederate general surrendered to end the war.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
Texas had to end this to rejoin the Union.
What is slavery?
This leader opposed Texas secession.
Who is Sam Houston?
Texas traded through this country to avoid the blockade.
What is Mexico?
This was the LAST battle of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
This holiday marks when enslaved Texans learned they were free.
What is Juneteenth?
This amendment officially ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This belief says states have more power than the federal government.
What are states’ rights?
Texas was important because it was far from ______.
What are major battles / Union armies?
This battle happened AFTER the war had already ended.
What is Palmito Ranch?
This document announced freedom in Texas.
What is General Order No. 3?
This system divided the South into areas controlled by the military.
What are military districts?
This event in 1860 increased tensions and led to secession.
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Name ONE way Texas supported the Confederacy besides soldiers.
What are supplies / trade / cattle / horses?
Why were battles in Texas less common than other states?
What is it was far from main fighting areas?
Why was freedom delayed in Texas?
What is slow communication / lack of Union troops?
Name ONE goal of Reconstruction.
What is rebuilding the South / restoring the Union / helping freedmen?