American Civil War Flashcards
Who was fighting who?
The slave-owning southern states and the anti-slavery northern states know as the Union
What triggered it? When and where was it triggered?
A major argument in the years up to 1861 was whether slavery should be allowed in the new western states.
It caused thousands of ___________ soldiers and their families to look towards rebuilding their _____?
Who was looking for a new life?
Demobilised
Lives
Thousands of newly released black slaves
Who did the freed slaves become?
Homesteaders, Cowboys, miners, soldiers and railroad builders
How long did it last?
1861-1865
What did the Civil War do to the cattle herds when the ranches left to fight?
Texas had roughly five million cattle I what year?
Grown dramatically
1865
What did the US army provide?
Why was this?
A good market for cattle
The cattle were sold to feed the army in their forts
When was the America Civil War?
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
