Lesson 21 (unit 2) Flashcards
Did Sam Houston want to abolish slavery?
no
Did Sam Houston want to secede from the Union?
no
What did Sam Houston believe Texas should do?
Be an independent nation
When and where was the first war at the beginning of the Civil War?
April of 1861 in South Carolina
When was the first battle of Manassas/Bull Run?
July of 1861
What happened at the first battle of Manassas/Bull Run?
The North thought it would be an easy win. People came as if it was a picnic, but South reinforcements came and the North was not prepared. The North fled to Washington with 1,000 dead.
What did Texas try to do in 1861-1862?
Take over Mexico.
Did Texas’ attempted take over of Mexico work?
No. At first, they succeeded, but they lost all their supplies and got lost in the Mexican wilderness, so Mexico took over the forts again.
Who are Theodor Judah and James Gadsden?
Men who proposed 2 railroads that would go from the east to California.
What railroad did Theodor Judah want?
The railroad over the Sierra Nevada Mountians.
What railroad did James Gadsden want?
Th railroad that went down the Southern border of America.
Who’s railroad got chosen?
Judah’s railroad over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, because Texas joined the Confederacy.
What new invention was made in 1861?
The telegraph
