Celebrating Texas Chapter 13

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cash crop
A crop produced for profit
textile
Cloth
famine
A severe food shortage
removal
Forcing Native Americans to move to reservations
secede
To withdraw formally
Farms and ranches
Where nearly all Texans lived between 1846-1860
Corn
Largest food crop in Texas
Cotton
Primary cash crop in Texas
Galveston
Largest town in Texas at the beginning of statehood
San Antonio
Took over as the largest town in Texas by 1860
Houston
Third largest town in Texas in early statehood
Horseback, wagons, steamboats, stagecoaches, railroad
Means of transportation in early Texas.
Public education system
Did not exist when Texas became a state
Permanent School Fund
Established in 1876 and is worth more than $20 billion today
Horse racing, hunting, fishing, dancing, fiestas, religious celebrations, political rallies, theater groups, newspapers
Name some forms of entertainment in early statehood
Juan Cortina
Rancher who thought Tejanos were not being treated fairly
Cortina War
Acts of violence carried out against corrupt officials by Cortina's supporters
German Texans
Settled around New Braunfels and Fredericksburg
England, Ireland, France, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Italy, The Netherlands
From what other European countries did immigrants come?
Native Texans
Most of them were eventually forced out of Texas
Slavery
Existed in Texas for many years
Galveston and Houston
Large centers of slave trade
One third
What fraction of Texas's population was slaves by 1860?
Free African Americans in Texas
Most were poor farmers
Williams Goyens
Free African American in Texas who was a wealthy business owner
Aaron Ashworth
Free African American in Texas who was a landowner/rancher/farmer
Democratic Party
Political party that generally supported farmers and laborers
Whig Party
Political party that generally supported business growth
Know Nothing Party
Political party that opposed immigration to the U.S.
Sam Houston
Who became governor of Texas in 1859?
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