Week of Jan 5th
Mr. Locke – Texas History
Monday – Jan 5th
Teacher work day
Tuesday – Jan 6th
Bell Ringer – In your composition book
Create your Unit 8 Vocabulary list:
Secede – to withdraw, in this case, from the United
States
Sectionalism- excessive devotion to local interests and
customs of a region or state
States’ rights- idea that states have the right to limit the
power of the federal government
Federalism- power is distributed between a national
government and the states
Review of Class Rules and Procedures
• Enter the room with minimal noise, sit in your seat and get your
materials ready to begin class
• No talking during the lesson. Most class sessions will have a time to
talk later
• Stay in your assigned seat at all times, unless given permission by the
teacher
• No trips to the restroom during the first and final 10 minutes of class
• No use of the phone during class
• Bring your composition book every day
Rewards and Consequences
Rewards –
- Occasionally give free time on electronic devices on Fridays
- Occasionally give candy to classes who have outstanding days (but NOT if I’m
asked)
- More attentive class leads to better grades
Consequences- Communication with parents
- After-school detention
- Office referral
- Distracted class hurts grades of everyone AND hurts your class in the Spring
semester challenge
Spring Semester Challenge
Building on the rivalry between my 4th period class and my 7th period class (well,
mostly Kevaun Davis against my whole 4th period……)
We are having a competition between all 6 classes. The primary “events” are
the unit tests – average class score (I will adjust for P/AP classes). There will also
be other activities (free throws, 3-pointers, running, etc. – later in the Spring).
You need to FOCUS in class, STUDY and ENCOURAGE others in your class to do
their best. You need EVERYONE in your class working hard to win.
The winning class gets a “free class” pizza party in May.
Now – to work - Secession
Read “Texas and Secession” handout – no writing. Be
prepared to discuss.
Review the Fall Semester
In your group of three, on a piece of paper, write a summary of your assigned unit
(key points, highlights you want others to recall, etc.) Be sure everyone puts there
name on it.
A. Unit 7 – Early Statehood/Mexican-American War
B. Unit 6 – Texas Revolution and Republic
C. Unit 5 – Mexican Republic era
D. Unit 4 – Spanish Colonial era
E. Unit 2 – Age of Contact (Spanish and French exploration)
We will read in class and turn in.
Closure
In your composition book, create a Unit 8 Notes (reserve 2
pages) and Unit 8 timeline (reserve 2 pages)
Wednesday, Jan. 7th
Bell Ringer – Add to your Unit 8 vocabulary list
Abolitionist- a person who wanted to end slavery
Arsenal – a storehouse for weapons
Unionists – people in the South who did not want to secede from the US.
Secession/Civil War – Causes and Outcomes Chart
In your composition book use 2 facing pages, label them
1. Causes of Secession and Civil War
2. Outcomes of Civil War
The Road to Secession
• Most Texans believed in State’s rights above the national
government
• Most Texans believed slavery was vital to their economy
• Most Texans came from the South and were most comfortable with
the southern cotton culture
• Most Southerners supported low tariffs on European manufactured
goods. The national government and most Northerners supported
high tariffs on European manufactured goods. WHY?????
Unit 8 Timeline
• 1854 – Kansas-Nebraska Act reverses 1820 Missouri Compromise
and opens up territories to slavery based on popular sovereignty.
US Senator from Texas, Sam Houston, voted against the act and was
unpopular with many Texans.
• 1859 Sam Houston becomes governor of Texas
• 1859 (October) – John Brown’s raid on the US arsenal at Harper’s
Ferry, Virginia. He and his men are captured by US marines led by
Colonel Robert E. Lee.
• 1860 (November) Abraham Lincoln elected president of the US
• 1860 (December) – South Carolina secedes
• 1861 (January) – Texas Secession convention meets and votes 1688 to secede.
• 1861 (February 23) – the people of Texas vote to secede.
• 1861 – Sam Houston refuses to support secession and resigns as
governor
Election of 1860
How did Lincoln win?
Sam Houston –
did he support
secession?
"Let me tell you what is coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure
and hundreds of thousands of lives, you may win Southern independence if God be
not against you, but I doubt it. I tell you that, while I believe with you in the doctrine
of states rights, the North is determined to preserve this Union. They are not a fiery,
impulsive people as you are, for they live in colder climates. But when they begin to
move in a given direction, they move with the steady momentum and perseverance
of a mighty avalanche; and what I fear is, they will overwhelm the South.“ – Sam
Houston
Document “A”
Study Document “A” –
We will discuss the questions together.
Compare to the order of secession chart. See a pattern?
State
Date of Secession
South Carolina
December 20, 1860
Mississippi
January 9, 1861
Florida
January 10, 1861
Alabama
January 11, 1861
Georgia
January 19, 1861
Louisiana
January 26, 1861
Texas
February 1, 1861
Virginia
April 17, 1861
Arkansas
May 6, 1861
North Carolina
May 20, 1861
Tennessee
June 8, 1861
“The Civil War - Why did Texans Fight?”
Read the document in your groups. On your own piece
of paper, answer the 6 questions on the back.
Closure
Turn in your papers with answers (make sure your name is on it)
If time allows, read Document “C” and answer questions as a class.
Thursday, Jan. 8
Bell ringer –
Add to vocabulary list:
Blockade – blocking/closing a port by positioning ships to prevent goods and
supplies from coming and going.
Add these names to your notes (list down the page) and fill in description as we
discuss them:
a.) Abraham Lincoln, b.) Jefferson Davis, c.) Robert E. Lee, d.) John Bell Hood, e.)
John Reagan, f.) Francis Lubbock, g.) Thomas Green, h.) John Magruder, i.) U.S.
Grant, j.) Philip Sheridan; k.) Sul Ross
Texas’s Participation
While at the start of the War, Texas was a large “cash crop” producer (i.e.
cotton), it became a major food producing state to help feed the Confederate
armies.
Over 70,000 Texans served in the Confederate army. (FYI- 2,000 Texans fought
for the Union).
The Texas border with Mexico was an opportunity to avoid the Union blockade
Texan, John Reagan served as Postmaster General under Confederate
president, Jefferson Davis
Texas governor, Francis Lubbock, served as an assistant to Jefferson Davis
The Civil War – Outlook
Study the “Comparing North and South – Pre-Civil War” sheet.
Which side had the advantage in:
1. Food production?
2. Population? (to provide soldiers)
3. Railroads?
4. Manufacturing?
5. Financial resources?
6. Livestock?
Many historians believe the South had the advantage in trained military leaders
and horsemanship at the start of the War, but that advantage would disappear
during the conflict.
Industry and Agriculture in
the North and South
Civil War - Strategies
The North needed to
conquer the South and
force it to come back into
the Union. Given the large
size of the South, this was
not an easy task.
The South needed to resist
and not be conquered.
They also hoped to get
European countries to
recognize them as a viable,
independent country.
The Anaconda Plan – by Winfield Scott
The North wanted to
suffocate the South by closing
all southern ports and cutting
off the western Confederacy
(Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas)
Evaluate the information
Based on the information you have seen on the North and South
from the standpoint of supplies, equipment, men, money, etc. and
the information you have on strategies.
EACH student should write at least 1/2 page paper explaining:
1. How the 2 sides compare from the standpoint of ability to fight a
war (advantages and disadvantages)
2. The student’s understanding of each side’s strategy and goals.
(USE PROPER GRAMMAR)
Read pages 284-285
Read pages 284-285 in your small groups. Make sure you can answer
these questions:
What happened on April 12, 1861?
Who was John Bell Hood?
Who were Terry’s Texas Rangers?
Closure
Turn in your paper
Friday – Jan 9th
Bell ringer (consider, don’t write) – What are some key
advantages each side had going into the Civil War?
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Add to Unit 8 Timeline
1861 (April 12) – Ft. Sumter attacked by Confederate forces in Charleston, South
Carolina. The US Civil War begins.
1862 – Confederates (mostly Texans)defeated in New Mexico
1862 (October) – Federal troops occupy Galveston, Texas.
1863 (Jan. 1) – Emancipation proclamation takes effect.
1863 – Texas Confederates led by Thomas Green recapture Galveston in an attack
planned by the Confederate commander, John Magruder (Magruder was the overall
commander)
1863 (July) – Union wins huge battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (called Turning
Point of the War); and western Confederacy is cut-off when Vicksburg, Mississippi
falls to Federal forces led by U.S. Grant
1863 (November) – Federal forces capture Brownsville, Texas
1864 (spring) – Federals try to invade Texas from Louisiana by using the Red River
but are defeated (Red River Campaign)
War ends
April 9, 1865 – Confederate Commanding
General, Robert E. Lee, surrenders his army to the
Federal forces under U.S. Grant at Appomattox
Courthouse, Virginia. Basically, ending the War.
Grant
May 13, 1865 – Union forces attack Texans in
south Texas at Palmito Ranch – the Texans won
this last battle of the War.
June 19, 1865 – Enslaved people in Texas receive
the news that all slaves in Texas have been
emancipated. (celebrated as the Juneteenth
Holiday)
Lee
Civil War Exploration
Read pages 285 (Texans battle west of the Mississippi
River) to 290 and 292.
Summarize what you read
Write a summary of one of the following topics from what you
read (use proper grammar):
1.) Civil War along Texas coast (i.e. Galveston)
2.) Union’s Red River Campaign
3.) Civil War impact on Texans at home (shortages, women,
manufacturing, agriculture, etc.)
4.) The end of the War (Appomattox, Palmito Ranch, ending in
Texas)
Closure
After you turn in your paper, study the map on the back table.
Compare the number of battles in Texas to the number of battles in
Virginia.
Which state has more? Why do you think that is?
John Bell Hood and
the “Texas Brigade”