Texas History: Civil War and Secession Review

Secession

Withdrawal from the Union by Southern states.

Confederacy

Government formed by seceding Southern states.

Civil War

Conflict between North and South from 1861-1865.

Fort Sumter

Location where Civil War began on April 12, 1861.

Appomattox Court House

Site where Civil War officially ended on April 9, 1865.

Texas Annexation

Texas joined the United States on December 29, 1845.

Popular Sovereignty

Principle that people have the right to govern themselves.

Voting

Right of Texans to choose their government leaders.

Sam Houston

Governor removed for refusing loyalty to Confederacy.

Compromise of 1850

Agreement that included Texas as a slave state.

James K. Polk

President who ordered troops into Texas territory.

Rio Grande

Texas claimed this as the border with Mexico.

Nueces River

Mexico claimed this as the rightful border.

Federalism

Government principle sharing power across levels.

Manifest Destiny

Belief in America's duty to expand westward.

Texas Secession Convention

Meeting to decide Texas's withdrawal from the Union.

Cash Crops

Texas economy relied on crops like cotton.

European Immigrants

Most came from Germany to settle in Texas.

Slave Population in 1860

Approximately 182,500 slaves lived in Texas.

Civil War Battles in Texas

Major battles: Palmito Ranch, Sabine Pass, Galveston.

Union Blockade

Strategy to cut off Confederate supply lines.

Battle of Galveston

Confederates regained control of Texas ports.

Texas Economy and Slavery

Many believed ending slavery would harm the economy.

Andrew Jackson

Supported Texas annexation to prevent foreign control.