Chapter 18 "The Civil War"
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28 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 secede | to withdraw from an organization |
| sovereign | having supreme power |
| ordinance | an order or direction |
| perpetual | continuing forever |
| Abraham Lincoln | A Republican who won the office of president in the 1860 election, was against slavery, reason southern states withdrew from the Union |
| Texas secession | Texas was the 7th of 11 states that withdrew from the Union. |
| Confederacy | The 11 states that seceeded from the Union formed the Confederacy. |
| A nation divided 1861-1865 | All other territories and states remained in the Union. |
| Border states | Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Marilynd were slave states that remained in the Union. People in these states were known to either stay loyal to the Union or join the Confederacy. |
| Why southern states needed slaves | The South states' economy was based mostly on agriculture. In order to have more workers to clear the fields, plant seeds, and harverst crops, plantation owners needed slaves. |
| The South's excuse for secession | The South argued that they had entered the Union volunterily and that they could leave it at any time. |
| Montgomery Convention | February _ 1861, made Confederate constitution, made Confederate government |
| Montgomer Convention 2 | Approved Confederate constitution, made Confederate flag, made decree that forced all state officials to swear an oath of allegiance to the confederacy. |
| Abraham Lincoln's response to secession | ... |
| Jefferson Davis | During the Montgomery convention, this man was elected as president of the Confederacy. |
| Edward Clark | Sam Houston refused to swear loyalty to the Confederacy. As a result, he was removed from office, and his replacement was the Lieutenant Governor, who did swear loyalty to the Confederacy. |
| Four issues the North and South disagreed on | The tariff, distribution of public lands, states' rights, and, most importantly, slavery South - opposed tariff, thought North was purposely trying to hurt the South with tariffs, believed states deserved more rights North - supported tariffs, economy was based on factories, tried to stop extension of slavery |
| Sam Houston removed from office | He opposed Texas secession and tried to stop it. Then, the Confederacy ordered all state officials to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. He refused to take the oath, and was removed from office. |
| When states should be able to secede from the Union | A state should be able to withdraw from the Union when it is essential to the state's survival. The reason is that I like Texas more than Washington, D.C. |
| conscription | the enrollment of persons for military service |
| exemption | the act of being freed from duty |
| blockade | to block or obstruct |
| Albert Sidney Johnston | A distinguished Civil War officer from Texas, he had commanded the army of the Republic of Texas. He was the second highest-ranking general in the Confederate army and commanded Confederate troops in the Tennessee area. |
| The Davis Guards | 47 men that guarded Fort Griffin, When a Union army of 4,000 tried to sail pass Fort Griffin and into Sabine Pass, the Davis Guards opened fire on the Union forces, killing 350 Union soldiers and ending the attack. |
| Hood's Texas Brigade | ... |
| Terry's Texas Rangers | A large group of soldiers that suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Murfreesboro |
| The importance of the Battle of Sabine Pass | If the Confederacy had lost the Battle of Sabine Pass, then Union forces would have invaded Texas, and the Confederacy's chances of winning the war would have been destroyed. |
| Why some Texans resisted conscription | They refused to fight against the Union; this was most likely because they were probably against slavery. |
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