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TEXAS AND THE CIVIL WAR
CHAPTER 18 TEXAS HISTORY
SLAVERY AND STATES’ RIGHTS
1.
Sectionalism was the result
of the growth of economic
and social differences
between the North and the
South.
SLAVERY AND STATES’ RIGHTS
2.
States’ Rights was the
argument that the states’
power was greater than
federal government’s power.
STATES’ RIGHTS
3.
The issue of states’ rights
contributed to the outbreak of
the Civil War because seceding
states believed the federal
government should not
intervene in state decisions.
STATES’ RIGHTS
4.
Many Southerners believed the
U.S. Constitution gave them the
right to oppose federal laws
they disagreed with. Therefore,
they seceded and formed the
Confederacy.
STATES’ RIGHTS
5.
Popular Sovereignty is the
democratic principle in the
Texas Constitution that
reflects the will of the
people.
SLAVERY
6.
The Fugitive Slave Act made
it a crime to assist runaway
slaves.
SLAVERY
7.
In the case, Dred Scott v.
Sandford, the Supreme Court
ruled that African Americans
were not citizens of the U.S.
and Congress had no power
to forbid slavery in federal
territories.
SLAVERY
8.
The Emancipation
Proclamation freed slaves in
the areas rebelling against the
United States.
WAR BEGINS
9.
 Abraham Lincoln was
President at the beginning
of the Civil War.
 Jefferson Davis was
chosen President of the
Confederacy.
WAR BEGINS
10.
The Civil War began when
Confederate forces
attacked Fort Sumter.
WAR BEGINS
11.
 The North’s advantage
was having a larger
population.
 The South’s advantage was
having more experienced
military leaders.
TEXAS JOINS CONFEDERACY
12.
 After Texas seceded from the
United States, it joined the
Confederacy. Most Texans had
migrated from Southern states.
 Texas delegates wanted to leave
the Union because they
considered slavery vital to the
Texas agricultural economy.
TEXAS JOINS CONFEDERACY
13.
 Governor Sam Houston
refused to swear allegiance to
the Confederacy, so he was
removed as governor of
Texas.
 Unionists were people who
wanted to stay in the Union.
COTTON DIPLOMACY
14.
Cotton diplomacy was a
tactic used by southern
leaders to secure foreign
support during the Civil
War by withholding cotton
shipments to other nations
until they offered aid.
WAR ON THE HOME FRONT
15.
In the Battle of Galveston,
Confederate troops
commanded by Major General
Magruder attacked and
expelled Union troops
enforcing the naval blockade of
the Texas Coast.
WAR ON THE HOME FRONT
16.
The Battle of Galveston was so
important to the Confederacy
because, if left in Union control,
northern forces could easily
sweep into Texas from
Galveston.
WAR ON THE HOME FRONT
17.
 During the war, crop
production increased, and
farmers grew more corn and
wheat instead of cotton.
 Most manufacturing and
supply centers were located
in northeast Texas.
WAR ON THE HOME FRONT
18.
When the Confederate
Congress passed the draft,
all white males between
ages of 18 and 35 were
required to serve in the
army.
WAR ON THE HOME FRONT
19.
 The war badly damaged
the Texas economy.
 Women began overseeing
the production of food
and clothing for use at
home and by the army.
END OF WAR
20.
The Union wanted to control
the Mississippi River and cut
the Confederacy in two. This
action would cut off the
eastern part of the southern
states from the food-producing
states of Texas, Arkansas, and
Louisiana.
END OF WAR
21.
 Union troops wanted to stop
trade between Texas and Mexico
by taking control of Brownsville.
 The Battle of Palmito Ranch was
fought on the banks of the Rio
Grande after General Lee’s
surrender in Virginia. It was the
last battle of the Civil War.
END OF WAR
22.
Enslaved Texans were freed
after the war’s end.
Juneteenth celebrates this
freedom each June 19th.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
23.
 Texas joins the Confederacy
 Houston removed as Texas
governor
 Civil War fought
 Texas and other southern states
readmitted to the Union
 Current Texas Constitution
adopted
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