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4th Six Weeks Review
Texas History Review - Civil War and Reconstruction & Cotton Cattle and Railroad
| Term or Question | Definition or answer |
|---|---|
| Sam Houston | Governor of Texas when Texas seceded from the Union. |
| Sam Houston | Did not approve of Texas secession. |
| Why did Texans favor secession? | They felt it was vital to the economy. |
| How was Texas affected by communication issues during the Civil War? | Slow communications allowed for continued fighting (The Battle of Palmito Ranch) and delayed the emancipation of enslaved people (General Orders No.3) |
| John B. Magruder | Confederate General that commanded the forces that took back Galveston. |
| James Hogg | First native-born Texan to be elected governor of Texas who supported farmers and ranchers and small businesses. |
| What year did Texas join the Confederacy? | 1861 |
| What was the cause of the Mexican American War? | There was a dispute over the border between Texas/US and Mexico. |
| How did the Civil War affect the cattle industry? | There was a demand for beef in the East which brought rapid growth to the industry. |
| Cause: cattle trampled crops and fences | Effect: The use of barbed wire to fence in crops and in effect closed the open range. |
| Buffalo Soldiers | African American soldiers that helped to keep peace among the American Indians in the West after the Civil War. |
| Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross | He served as a Confederate General, Governor of Texas and was a President at Texas A&M University. |
| Republicanism | A form of government where the people elect their representatives. |
| Federalism | A system of shared power between the national or federal government and the state government. |
| Individual Rights | Rights that cannot be taken away. Also known as civil rights, natural rights or unalienable rights. |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch of government has checks or controls on the powers of the other two branches. |
| Separation of Powers | 3 Branches of government divided so that one branch does not hold all of the power. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The power is in the hands of the people, they show this by voting in elections. |
| Limited Government | The governments power is limited by the constitution. This also means that all people even elected leaders have to follow the law. |
| What is one way that the Texas Constitution differs from the U.S. Constitution? | The governor has more limited powers. |
| State's Rights | The belief that the government should not intervene in state decisions. |
| Why did the United States not annex Texas in 1837? | They were afraid of starting a war with Mexico. |
| Constitution of 1876 | This is the current constitution for the State of Texas. When it was adopted people felt that Reconstruction was officially over in Texas. |
| 1861 to 1865 | The Civil War |
| 1869 | This was the year that Texas was readmitted into the Union. |
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