Flashcard on Historical Events

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What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

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To maintain the balance between slave and free states

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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow settlers to do?

Back

Decide on the legality of slavery

Front

Who was elected president in 1860, causing concern in the South?

Back

Abraham Lincoln

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What was the reaction of Texas to the election of Abraham Lincoln?

Back

Texas seceded from the Union

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What was the main concern of Sam Houston regarding the Civil War?

Back

It would be a tragedy and disaster for the South

Front

How many Texans served in the Confederate military during the Civil War?

Back

About 65,000

Front

What was the unusual position of Sam Houston regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Back

He opposed the expansion into Northern territories

Front

What event in 1859 increased tensions between the North and South?

Back

The attack on Harper’s Ferry

Front

What was the main question raised by the participation of Texans in the Civil War?

Back

Why did Texans fight the Civil War?

Front

What was the main question raised by the participation of Texans in the Civil War?

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What were the motivations behind Texans joining the Confederacy?