Chapter 12 Flashcards
How many slaves lived in Texas on the Eve of the civil war(1860)?
More than 182,000
States rights,slavery,tariff disputes, cultural and economic differences were all ________ of the civil war
Causes
Why did most Texas settlers not own slaves? Who owned the majority of slaves in Texas?
Most Texas settlers didn’t own slaves because of the high cost of slaves. The wealthiest owned the majority of slaves.
What were the Texas troubles?
A series of fires that were “supposedly” caused by African Americans and abolitionists. It damaged parts of Dallas, denton, and pilot point.Texas vigilantes then punished them by hanging 30 to 100 people/slaves.
Who wrote uncle toms cabin? How did the northern states and southern states react to this book?
Harriet Beecher Stowe. South got mad and the north thought it was sad.
Who was the fanatical abolitionist who seized the federal arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia, encouraged a slave revolt, and was captured and executed for doing so?
John brown
What did the Kansas-Nebraska act allow the Kansas and Nebraska territories to do? Who favored it and who was against it?
The right to decide if their states would allow slavery. Southerners favored it but northerners were against it.
Which slave sued for his freedom after briefly living with his owner on free soil in the north? How did the court rule in his case?
Deed Scott;AA didn’t have the rights of citizens, they were property, couldn’t bring suit into court.
How did governor Sam Houston react to this oath and what happened to him?
Houston refused to sign oath; removed from his office as governor
of states in confederacy and president?
11 states; Jefferson Davis
States in union and president?
23; Abraham Lincoln
Capital of union?
Washington, D.C.
Capital of confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
Commander of union army?
Ulysses s grant
Commander of confederate army?
Robert e lee
Battle marked beginning of civil war?
Fort Sumter
Confederates invaded north for the 1st time that resulted in bloodiest day of civil war in what battle?
Antietam aka sharpsburg
Emancipation proclamation and who wrote it?
Effort to free slaves in confederate slaves; Abraham Lincoln
Turning point in the war?
Gettysburg
Battle of Galveston
1862- union occupied Galveston and confederates attacked in 1863 and took over Galveston
Battle of Sabine pass
1863 September 8-union tried to invade Texas but ended up getting captured by confederates. 300 were captured
Laredo
Spring 1864-tried to storm Laredo and wanted to burn it’s cotton but colonel santos benavides and his tejano troops fought them off
Red river campaign
Late spring 1864- union tried to invade Texas again. Planned to move up red river in Louisiana. April 8,1864- confederates defeated union at battle of Mansfield. Union retreated and fought at largest battle west of Mississippi river(pleasant hill). Battle ended in draw but union kept going to red river.
Where did confederates surrender on April 9,1865?
Appomattox court house, Virginia
Name of very last battle of civil war after lees surrender to grant? It occurred in Texas on May 13,1865
Battle of palmito ranch
What happened to Abraham Lincoln 5 days after lees surrender to grant on April 15,1865?
Assassinated by John Wilkes booth
What is reconstruction?
Period immediately after civil war that refers to the federal governments plans to restore south to the union after the civil war.
What were black codes?
Laws made to control AA
How did Freeman’s bureau help AA?
It’s job was to protect freedman from violence and black codes. Provided food and healthcare. Help adults get jobs and set up schools for children.
