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4th SWT Review
4th Six Weeks Test Review
Term | Definition |
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Years the Civil war lasted | 1861 - 1865 |
The year that Texas joined the Confedracy also the year that Sam Houston was removed as governer | 1861 |
Major cause of the Civil War | States Rights |
This group believed that they should be able to make their own decisions | Southern States |
Date that slaves were notified of their freedom in Texas | June 19, 1865 (June-teenth) |
African American regiments of Union soldiers during the Civil War | Buffalo Soldiers |
The Final Battle of the Civil War which was fought in Texas | The Battle of Palmito Ranch |
Why the last battle of the Civil War was fought in Texas AFTER the South had surrendered to the North | News took a long time to reach Texas |
He was removed as governor of Texas because he would not pledge his loyalty to the Confederacy | Sam Houston |
The end of the Civil War led to this in Texas | Huge Population growth |
The year that Texas was readmitted to the Union | 1870 |
The year a new Texas constitution was drafted, the one we still use today | 1876 |
Was given the right to vote under the new constitution of Texas | Freed African American Men |
Production of this commodity decreased during the Civil War and increased after the war ended | Cotton |
Adapted well to their natural environment | Native Americans (Indians) |
Place where Native Americans were relocated to after the Civil War | Reservations |
Democratic principle demonstrated by our 3 branch system of government | Separation of Powers |
Where the Federal government and States governments work together | Federalism |
Democratic principle described as the "will of the people" | Popular Sovereignty |
In both the Texas and US government, this group can declare laws unconstitutional | Supreme Court |
Imported cattle and horses into Texas | Spanish |
Former governor of Texas who set up the Texas Railroad Commission | James S. Hogg |
Came to Texas for cheap land and better weather, settled in Central Texas in Towns like Fredricksburg and New Braunfels | German Immigrants |
Government institution that provides standards for Education in Texas | State Board of Education |
Son of an American captured by Comanches, last Comanche Chief | Quannah Parker |
Era of the cattle drives and indian wars | 1860 to 1900 |
An uncontrolled, concerted running of cattle | Stampede |
Ran North and South from Texas to the Railroads to take cattle to the North East | Cattle Trails |
The expansion of this led to the end of the need for LONG DISTANCE cattle drives | Railroads |
Spanish word for Cowboy | Vaquero |