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Chapter 14 Study Guide
Section 1
1.
What was the goal of the Republican Party that was formed in 1854? To stop spread of slavery
2.
Tariff: tax placed on imported or exported goods
3.
The 2 Democratic Candidates for President in 1860 were a.
Stephen A. Douglas b.
John Breckinridge
4.
The Republican Candidate for President was: Abraham Lincoln
5.
What did the Southern states threaten to do if the Republican candidate won? secede
6.
Who won the election of 1860? Abraham Lincoln
7.
Why was Lincoln’s name not on the ballots in the south?
They didn’t want him to win so they didn’t put his name on the ballot
8.
What was the first state to secede from the Union? South Carolina
9.
What new country did the 11 states that seceded from the Union form?
The Confederacy or the Confederate States of America
10.
Ordinance: an official order
11.
Texas became the 7 th state to secede from the Union on March 2, 1861
12.
Why did Sam Houston refuse to take the oath of office to the Confederacy?
He had never wanted Texas to leave the Union; did not support the Confederacy
13.
Why did Sam Houston refuse to use the troops President Lincoln offered?
He said he had fought his whole life for Texas and he wasn’t going to fight against it
14.
Who was the first Ad Interim governor of Confederate Texas? Edward Clark
15.
Who was the first elected governor of Confederate Texas? Francis R. Lubbock

Section 2
16.
Where did the Civil officially begin? Fort Sumter South Carolina
17.
What date did the Civil War begin? April 12, 1861
18.
Name 3 groups of men from Texas who fought in the Civil War a.
Hood’s Texas Brigade b.
Terry’s Texas Rangers c.
Ross’s Brigade
19.
Draft: requiring someone to serve in armed forces
20.
Why was Texas called the “Storehouse of the Confederacy”?
Supplied all of the food, weapons, supplies for the whole Confederacy
21.
Blockade: blocked a port or area to keep people in or out
22.
Cottonclad: boat lined with bales of cotton
23.
Name 4 battles that were fought in Texas during the Civil War a.
Battle of Galveston Island b.
Battle of Sabine Pass c.
Battle of Dove Creek d.
Battle of Palmito Ranch
24.
What is significant about the Battle of Palmito Ranch? Last land battle of the Civil War; fought after the Civil War had official ended
25.
Who was president of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis
26.
Who was president of the Union? Abraham Lincoln
27.
Who was the Confederate general? Robert E. Lee
28.
Who was the Union general? Ulysses S. Grant
Section 3
29.
Why was Texas lucky that no major battles were fought in Texas?
Land, crops, homes, didn’t suffer as much damage

30.
Why was life back in Texas hard during the Civil War years? With men gone, women, children and slaves had to do all of the work—farms, Indians, etc
31.
Texans who opposed the Confederacy formed a secret society called the Peace Party
32.
What happened to the members of this secret society? They were hung
33.
Vigilante: person who takes matters into his own hands without authority to do so
34.
What was the Union Loyal League?
Group of Germans who wanted to fight for the Union
35.
What happened to the members of the Union Loyal League? They were followed and killed
(ambushed) at Battle of the Nueces
36.
Why did the Civil War hurt the economy of Texas? Didn’t sell as much cotton because of blockades and trade routes blocked off
37.
Why did women have to take over men’s jobs during the Civil War?
Men gone to fight, etc
38.
What happened on April 9, 1865? Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at
Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia…Civil War ended
39.
Who signed the official surrender that ended the Civil War in Texas?
Edmund Kirby Smith
40.
Why had the old southern way of life changed after the Civil War?
No more slaves; people had to accept African Americans as equal and free, etc