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Unit 8 Civil War LV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of economy did the South have? | Plantation economy |
| What was Sam Houston trying to do when he gave his final speech as Texas governor? | convince the Texas legislature to remain loyal to the Union |
| What year did Texas and other southern states secede from the Union? | 1861 |
| Which Civil War battle was first fought in Texas? | Battle of Galveston |
| Why was the Battle of Sabine Pass important to the Confederates? | they kept the Union from getting access to a railroad to Houston |
| What did President Lincoln want to do regarding the nation after the Civil War ended? | Reunite the nation |
| What happened to Abraham Lincoln 6 days after the Civil War concluded? | He was assassinated |
| What was a resource that impacted the Civil War? | Communication lines |
| What did the Democratic party want to return to after the Civil War? | The antebellum era |
| What did the 13th amendment do? | give African Americans permanent freedom |
| What did the 15th amendment do? | Gave African American men the right to vote (suffrage) |
| Did the decline in cotton production happen during the Civil War or Reconstruction? | Civil War |
| Rebuilding the South and reuniting the Union happened during - | Reconstruction |
| Did Lee surrendering to Grant happen during the Civil War or Reconstruction? | Civil War |
| When did states adding the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment happen? | During Reconstruction |
| What was the result of Black Codes being established? | limits were put on Freedmen |
| What views did the South have on government? | They believed in states' rights |
| What government division established schools for former slaves to attend in Texas? | Freedmen's Bureau |
| What annual Texas holiday is celebrated due to General Granger's announcement in Galveston two months after the Civil War ended? | Juneteenth |
| What did Union soldiers establish at the port in Galveston? | a blockade |
| What type of effect did farmers growing more corn and wheat to feed soldiers have on Texas during the Civil War? | economic effect |
| What type of effect did women taking on the responsibilities of men have on Texas during the Civil War? | economic effect |