Social Studies Ch 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 debts | Texas paid _____with the money it received for selling land to the U.S. |
| They killed off buffalo | What problems did new settlers cause for the Native Americans? |
| agriculture | How did most settlers use their land? |
| make choices | In a free enterprise system, producers and consumers have the right to what? |
| to work on plantations | Settlers brought slaves to Texas to do what? |
| field laborers | Most enslaved African Americans worked as what? |
| cotton was exported to European countries | Plantation owners grew wealthy in the 1850s because? |
| Southerners needed more slaves | As a result of the success of plantations, what happened? |
| states can reject a law | What does the term "states rights" mean? |
| They thought everyone should obey the same laws | What did people in the north think about "states rights"? |
| Abraham Lincoln | Who was elected President of the U.S. in 1860? |
| to block ships from getting in or out | In Texas, what was the purpose of the blockades of the ports in the Fulf of Mexico during the Civil War? |
| The Union won -- Robert E Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant | How did the civil war end? Who surrendered to whom? |
| They learned they were free | What did the African Americans find out after the war was over? |
| reconstruction | What was difficult for almost everyone? |
| How to farm without slaves | What did many Texas farmers have to learn during reconstruction? |
| helped African Americans find jobs, homes, and started schools | Name 3 things the Freedmen's Bureau did? |
| Settlers moved onto their land and killed buffalo and other animals which the Native Americans needed for food and trade. | Tell the reasons conflicts arose between new settlers and Native Americans |
| They had no rights. They were bought and sold. They were forced to work without pay. Most were field laborers. | What was life like for enslaved African Americans? |
| Many southern Anglo-Americans wanted slavery. They thought they couldn't grow crops without slave labor. Many northern people thought everyone should be free. | What was the difference between northern and southern ideas about slavery? |
| African Americans first heard they were free on June 19, 1865. On June 19, 1866, they celebrated their freedom. The tradition continues today. | Why do African American Texans celebrate Juneteenth? |
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