ss 6 Flashcards
stuff that happened in 1845
negotiating mex cession, annexation of Tx, maybe mex-us war
stuff in 1861
civil war begins,
1862
battle of Galveston
1863
Sabine pass and emancipation proclamation
1865
civil war ends, Lincolns assassination, palamito ranch
what was last battle of civil war
palamito ranch
main cause of civil war
slavery and sometimes sectionalism
why did southerners rely on slavery
bc it provided labor and it was a “economic necessity” because they had no factories.
What invention let to the expansion to of cotton
cotton gin
what does the cotton gin do
cleans seeds out of cotton
who made the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
did the cotton gin increase or decrease the need for slaves and why
increase bc since cotton was being cleaned faster there had to be more cotton to clean
definition of agriculture
business of farming while making money
definition of secede and secede in a sentence
leaving a bigger group and southern states seceded from the Union
main reason the Union attacked confederacy in most tx battles
if union got control of tx they could prevent training and supplies given to soldiers. (anaconda plan)
