Unit 7: Texas and the Civil War

Front

Which flag or flags flew over Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction?

Back

United States and Confederate

Front

Which headline best describes Texas during the Civil War?

Back

Citizens Divided on the Issue of Slavery

Front

Why were the delegates at the Secession Convention in favor of Texas leaving the Union?

Back

They considered slavery vital to the economy.

Front

Blockade

Back

blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out

Front

What Amendment(s) were added to the constitution as a result of the Civil War?

Back

13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment

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secede

Back

to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the union

Front

How did the issue of states' rights contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?

Back

Seceding states believed the federal government should not intervene in state decisions

Front

sectionalism

Back

a concern for regional needs and interests

Front

Why did Texas enter the Civil War?

Back

Most Texans thought the economy of Texas would be damaged if slavery were ended.

Front

What were some economic effects of the Civil War?

Back

Growth of tenant farming and sharecropping, cattle industry booms, expansion of railroads.