The Lone Star State
Unit 5
The Young State
Chapter 14
A New State Government
Chapter 14, Section 1
Vocabulary
1.Legislature
2.Amend
3.Convention
Differences in Major Political Parties
Party
Democrat
Whig
American
Main Ideas
Differences in Major Political Parties
Party
Main Ideas
Democrat
Favored annexation
Represented farmers and
laborers
Opposed annexation and slavery
Represented mostly business and
commercial interests
Tried to keep immigrants from
voting or holding public office
Whig
American
The Constitution of the State of Texas
MAJOR PROVISIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Constitution of the State of Texas
MAJOR PROVISIONS
1. A two year term for Governor
2. Legislature made up of two houses
3. A Supreme Court, District, and County Courts
4. The election of all judges
5. Slavery is protected
6. Women are barred from voting
Reflection Questions
1. What terms of office were designated by the Constitution of
1845?
2. Why did few Texans support the Whig Party?
3. How did free African-Americans engage in political activity if not
through political parties?
4. Why did the United States Government place Native Americans
on reservations?
5. Name the first seven Texas Governors from 1846 through 1861.
Notes Quiz 14.1
1. According to the Texas Constitution of 1845, how were judges of
the state courts chosen?
2. Define Legislature and include the names of the houses that
make up the Texas Legislature.
3. Why did the United States Government place Native Americans
on reservations?
4. Why did few Texans support the Whig Party?
5. Who was Governor of Texas from 1859 until 1861?
War With Mexico
Chapter 14, Section 2
Vocabulary
1. Cede
2. Abolitionist
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Concerns of the United
States of America
Texas Boundary
Pacific Port
Damages from
Mexican Wars
How the treaty resolved these concerns
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Concerns of the United
States of America
How the treaty resolved these concerns
Texas Boundary
Now officially set at the Rio Grande River
Pacific Port
All lands between Texas and the Pacific
Ocean was surrendered to the United
States
The United States agreed to pay all
claims from American citizens against
Mexico
Damages from
Mexican Wars
Views on the Mexican-American War
Individual or Group
President James K. Polk
Abolitionists (from the North)
5000 Texans
Some Members of the United
States Congress
View Point of the War
Views on the Mexican-American War
Individual or Group
President James K. Polk
View Point of the War
Willing to fight (go to war) to
achieve goals
Abolitionists (from the North) Believed the war would lead to an
increase in slavery (territory)
5000 Texans
Volunteered to serve in the Texas or
United States Army
Some Member of the United
States Congress
Questioned the motive for the war
Reflection Questions
1. What were three points of disagreement between
Mexico and the United States?
2. How were Texas’s borders changed after the war?
3. What areas did the United States secure after the
peace treaty with Mexico?
4. Texas was annexed into the United States as the
_____th state in 1845. How did this war with Mexico
demonstrate that Texas was truly part of the United
States?
Notes Quiz 14.2 War with Mexico
1. Texas was annexed into the United States as the _____th state in
1845.
2. Who stated that “Mexico had shed American blood on American
soil?”
3. What was the boundary (between Texas and Mexico) claimed by
Mexico before the war?
4. Mexican Cession meant that the United States controlled all the
territory between Texas and _______________________.
5. Define Cede from the reading.
Immigrants Come to
Texas
Chapter 14, Section 3
Vocabulary
1.Census (define, tell how often, why it
is required, and why it is conducted)
2.Teamster
3.Descendant
Texas Population Explosion
POSITIVE RESULTS
NEGATIVE RESULTS
Texas Population Explosion
POSITIVE RESULTS
Cultural and Scientific
contributions of the
immigrants
New Communities
NEGATIVE RESULTS
Mexican-Americans faced
hostility and prejudice
Kickapoos were forced to
leave East Texas
Texas Population by Census
Census Date
1850
1860
Population Count
Texas Population by Census
Census Date
Population Count
1850
212,592
1860
604,215
Reflection Questions
1. What were some of the most common occupations of
Mexican-Americans?
2. Why were some Anglos biased against MexicanAmericans?
3. List five groups of immigrants who settled Texas in
the 1840s and 1850s.
4. Identify three factors that attracted new settlers to
Texas.
5. Which Native Americans are considered descendants
of the Pueblos?
Notes, Guided Reading, and Vocabulary Quiz
14.3
1. Census (define, tell how often, why it is required, and
why it is conducted)
2. Why were some Anglos biased against MexicanAmericans?
3. Which Native Americans are considered descendants
of the Pueblos? (SPELLING COUNTS)
4. Why did European Jews want to leave their
countries?
5. Which Native American group migrated from Illinois
to East Texas?
The Civil War
Chapter 15
Texas Secession
Chapter 15, Section 1
Vocabulary
1.States’ Rights
2.Secede
3.Sovereignty
4.Ordinance
5.Perpetual
The North v. The South, Views on Issues
Issue
Slavery
States’
Rights
Tariffs
Union
Confederacy
The North v. The South, Views on Issues
Issue
Union
Confederacy
Slavery
Opposed the spread
of slavery
Favored slavery
States’
Rights
Viewed states’ rights
as subject to the
federal government
Tariffs
Favored
Believed that states’
rights were superior
to the federal
government
Opposed
The Union and the Confederacy
• Review the map located on page 349 of your textbook
• Use the back of the Guided Reading Exercise (15.1) and
color the Unions states Blue and the Confederate states
Gray
• Remember that some territories were considered to be
part of the Union
Texas Gets Ready for War
• Place these events in chronological order:
• A – Texas joins the Confederacy
• B – Attack on Fort Sumter
• C – Abraham Lincoln elected POTUS
• D – Texas Secession Convention meets
• E – Sam Houston is removed as governor
• F – The South threatens secession during
presidential campaign
Texas Gets Ready for War
• Place these events in chronological order:
• 1 – The South threatens secession during presidential
campaign
• 2 – Abraham Lincoln elected POTUS
• 3 – Texas Secession Convention meets
• 4 – Texas joins the Confederacy
• 5 – Sam Houston is removed as governor
• 6 – Attack on Fort Sumter
Notes Quiz 15.1
• Name the three main causes of the Civil War.
• The South is an ____________ society.
• The North is an ____________ society.
• Put these events in chronological order:
• A - Attack on Fort Sumter
• B – Abraham Lincoln elected POTUS
• C – Texas Secession Convention meets
• D – Sam Houston is removed as governor
Texans Go to War
Chapter 15, Section 2
Vocabulary
1. Conscription
2. Unionist
3. Vigilante
4. Preventive Strike
5. Blockade
Important Civil War Battles
Battle
Galveston
Sabine Pass
Laredo
Red River
Importance
Important Civil War Battles
Battle
Importance
Galveston
Recaptured by the South and one of the few
open ports available to the Confederacy
Sabine Pass
This battle ended the Union plans to take and
capture Texas
Laredo
This battle prevented the Union army from
cutting the Confederate supply line from Texas
Red River
A small Confederate force stopped the Union
invasion of northeastern Texas
Strategic Importance
Why were these areas strategic?
Location
Galveston
Sabine
Pass
Laredo
Reasons for Importance
Strategic Importance
Why were these areas strategic?
Location
Reasons for Importance
Galveston The busiest seaport in Texas
Prevented a Union plan to launch a
Sabine
major campaign against Texas
Pass
The Union army was stopped by Confederate
Laredo
forces after a Union victory at Brownsville. This
led to the recapture of Brownsville (and a major
supply line) by Confederate forces.
Reflection Questions
• Why did the Confederate Congress pass the Conscription
Act?
• Why was recapturing Galveston important to the
Confederacy?
• Why was the Battle of Sabine Pass an important victory
for the Confederacy?
• Why did Union forces need to control Texas ports?
• Why were Union forces determined to blockade the
export of Texas cotton?
Notes Quiz 15.2
• Define conscription. Include the age ranges for
the beginning and middle of the Civil War.
• Why was the Battle of Sabine Pass an important
victory for the Confederacy?
• Why was Galveston of strategic importance to the
Confederacy?
• Approximately how many Texans joined the
Confederate Army?
Discussion Question 15.2
• MLA Format with citation in text and works cited page.
• No more than 150 words
• Do you think that conscription laws should
be passed to force people to fight in a war
even if they are opposed to fighting?
Home Front Hardships
Chapter 15, Section 3
Vocabulary
1.Homespun
2.Quinine
The Role of Women Changes During the War
The Changing Role of Women During the War
The Role of Women Changes During the War
The Changing Role of Women During the War
More work on the farms were done by women
Many women served as nurses for the troops
Women made uniforms and other clothing for the soldiers
Women took over jobs normally accomplished by men,
such as: teacher, shopkeeper, and drivers
Reflection Questions
1. Name six ways that Texans sacrificed for the war effort.
2. Why did the battle at Palmito Ranch occur after the
war had ended?
3. Why did Texas suffer less physical damage during the
war than other Confederate states?
4. Give two reasons why there were widespread shortages
of goods in Texas during the Civil War?
5. Why did the state government of Texas collapse after
the Civil War?
Notes Quiz 15.3
1. Who was the Confederate Commanding General
who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse?
2. Approximately how many people died in the
Civil War?
3. Define quinine.
4. Why did Texas suffer less physical damage during
the war than other Confederate states?
Reconstruction
Chapter 16
Presidential
Reconstruction
Chapter 16, Section 1
Vocabulary
1.Reconstruction
2.Nullify
3.Freedmen
President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
Readmission Conditions
To Regain the Right to Vote
President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
Readmission Conditions
To Regain the Right to Vote
Prohibit Slavery
Take an Oath of Allegiance
to the United States
Nullify the Ordinance of
Succession
In some cases, get a special
pardon from the President
of the United States
Time-Line of Events
• Place the following events in chronological order:
• A. First annual Juneteenth celebration
• B. President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
• C. President Lincoln’s Emancipation
Proclamation
• D. General Granger’s “General Orders, No. 3”
Correct Time-Line of Events
• Place the following events in chronological order:
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
General Granger’s “General Orders, No. 3”
First annual Juneteenth celebration
Reflection Questions
1. What was President Lincoln’s approach to
Reconstruction?
2. Why were many immigrants to Texas from the Southern
States?
3. What was the role of each state’s provisional
government?
4. What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau, and
how did it help African American Children?
Congress Takes Control
Chapter 16, Section 2
Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Ratify
Amendment
Black Codes
Radical Republican
Veto
Impeach
Scalawag
Carpetbagger
9. Compulsory
Leadership Problems
Political Leadership
President Johnson
Congress of the United
States
Governor Davis
Opposing Forces
Leadership Problems
Political Leadership
Opposing Forces
President Johnson
Radical Republicans
Congress of the United Former Seccessionists
States
Governor Davis
Democrats
Reactions to Governor Davis’s Changes
Changes
State Police
Legislative Powers
Public Schools
Reactions
Reactions to Governor Davis’s Changes
Changes
Reactions
State Police
Claims that police threatened
opponents and resentment toward
Tejanos and African-Americans
Legislative Powers Davis used the changes to restrict
opponent’s activities
Public Schools
Resentment of the higher taxes
Reflection Questions 16.2
1. What actions by Texas politicians upset Northern
lawmakers?
2. Why did Radical Republicans protect African
Americans’ rights?
3. What goals were the Radical Republicans seeking?
4. How did the “Ironclad Oath” ensure that
Confederate sympathizers could not influence
elections?
5. Why was there potential for violence at the capitol?