TX History Vocab Flashcards
(39 cards)
Why did Sam Houston choose to stop being the governor of Texas?
He was loyal to the US and not in favor of Texas seceding and joining the confederacy.
The North wanted to abolish (end) slavery; The South wanted to keep slavery True or False
True
Which side of the country had an economy (the way they made money) based on INDUSTRY?
North
The North wanted high tariffs (taxes) because?
High tariffs would force people to buy things made in the USA
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote which of the following books?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Jefferson Davis was the president of which side?
The Confederacy (South)
In which of the following years did the Civil War begin?
1861
Rights are given to each state from the federal government.
State’s rights
The North was referred to as?
The Union
Why did the South not want to end slavery?
Their economy depended on slave labor
Why did the South want low tariffs?
The South mostly imported or brought in most of their goods
The South of the USA; Rebels; Gray Uniforms
Confederacy
The Civil War began in ______ and ended in 1865.
1861
What was so important about Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The book showed the horrors of slavery
The North; Yankees; Blue Uniforms
The Union
Which side of the had an economy (the way they made money) based on AGRICULTURE?
The South
Why were Southerners upset about the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The book made them look bad and more people became abolitionists
Agriculture is associated with farming. Which side of the country had large-scale farms known as plantations?
The South
Who was elected president of the US in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
How did the South feel about abolishing slavery?
That doing so would be against their state’s rights
The southern states that seceded in 1861 became known as
The Confederacy
The document that freed slaves in the Southern states was called the
Emancipation Proclamation
When a government official breaks the law and is removed from office
Impeach
Who was elected president of the US in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
