Civil War Review
AllfreemalecitizensofthisState,asdefinedintheprecedingsection,over theageoftwenty-oneyears,whoshallhaveresidedinthisStateoneyear nextprecedinganelection,andthelastsixmonthsinthedistrict,county, cityortowninwhichtheyoffertovote,shallbedeemedqualifiedelectors. —ArticleIII,Section2oftheTexasConstitutionof1861
Everymaleperson...whoshallhaveattainedtheageoftwenty-oneyears, andwhoshallbeacitizenoftheUnitedStates,andwhoshallhaveresided inthisStateoneyearnextprecedinganelection,andthelastsixmonths withinthedistrictorcountyinwhichheofferstovote,shallbedeemeda qualifiedelector. —ArticleVI,Section2oftheTexasConstitutionof1876
HowdidtheConstitutionof1876expandvotingrightsinTexasaftertheCivil War?
All men could now vote
HowwascottonproductioninTexasaffectedbytheCivilWar?
Declined during the war - but increased after the war
●FoughtalongtheRioGrandeRiver
●TookplaceafterthesurrenderoftheConfederacy ●LastmilitaryconflictassociatedwithAmericanCivilWar
Whichbattleisbeingdescribedabove?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Whichgovernmentinstitutionconsistsofelectedofficialsandprovides standardsandpoliciesforeducationinTexas?
State Board of Education
●Providepoliceandfireprotection
●Provideemergencymedicalservices
●Constructsewerandwaterlines
●Inspectstructuresforhealthandsafety
●Establishzoningrulesforconstruction
Whichlevelofgovernmenthastheprimaryresponsibilityfortheactivities listedabove?
city
BoththeU.S.ConstitutionandtheTexasConstitutioninclude—
A list of rights guaranteed to all citizens
FollowingtheAmericanCivilWarmostformerenslavedAfricanAmericansin Texasbeganmakingalivingas—
sharecroppers
HowdidcommunicationsystemsduringtheCivilWarinfluenceTexas?
Very slow – sometimes battles were fought even after war was officially over
Place the sequenceofeventsisincorrectchronologicalorder?
AmericanCivilWarfought 2
SamHoustonremovedasgovernor 1
TexasreadmittedtotheUnion 3
TexasConstitutionadopted 4
Howdidtheissueofstates'rightscontributetotheoutbreakoftheCivilWar?
The states believed that the state had ultimate rights to make decisions – federal government should not intervene at all
WhywerethedelegatesattheSecessionConventioninfavorofTexasleaving theUnion?
They said that abolishing slavery would ruin the economy
WhichheadlinebestdescribesTexasduringtheAmericanCivilWar?
TheUnionMustBePreserved
TexasWelcomesIndiansasCitizens
WeMustFightforFreedominMexico
CitizensDividedontheIssueofSlavery
ThepowersofthegovernmentoftheStateofTexasshallbedividedinto threedistinctdepartments,eachofwhichshallbeconfidedtoaseparate bodyofmagistracy;towit:Thosewhicharelegislativetoone,thosewhich areexecutivetoanother,andthosewhicharejudicialtoanother;andno person,orcollectionofpersons,beingofoneofthesedepartments, shallexerciseanypowerproperlyattachedtoeitheroftheothers,exceptin theinstanceshereinexpresslypermitted. —ArticleII,Section1oftheTexasConstitutionof1876
WhichdemocraticprincipleisreflectedinthissectionoftheConstitutionof 1876?
Separation of powers
MembersoftheLegislature,andallofficersoftheStateofTexas, beforetheyenteruponthedutiesoftheiroffices,shalltakethefollowing oathoraffirmation: I,[name]dosolemnlyswear(oraffirm)thatIwillfaithfullyandimpartially dischargeandperformallthedutiesincumbentonmeas[governor] accordingtothebestofmyskillandability,agreeablytotheConstitution andlawsoftheStateofTexas,andalsototheConstitutionandlawsofthe ConfederateStatesofAmerica,solongastheStateofTexasshallremaina memberofthatConfederacy. —ArticleVII,Section1oftheConstitutionoftheStateofTexas,1861
WhatwastheeffectofSamHouston'srefusaltoswearthisoath?
He was taken out of office
Headquarters,DistrictofTexas, Galveston,Texas,June19,1865 GeneralOrders,No.3 ThepeopleofTexasareinformedthat,inaccordancewithaproclamation fromtheExecutiveoftheUnitedStates,allslavesarefree.Thisinvolvesan absoluteequalityofpersonalrightsandrightsofpropertybetweenformer mastersandslaves,andtheconnectionheretoforeexistingbetweenthem becomesthatbetweenemployerandhiredlabor.Thefreedmenareadvised toremainquietlyattheirpresenthomesandworkforwages.Theyare informedthattheywillnotbeallowedtocollectatmilitarypostsandthat theywillnotbesupportedinidlenesseitherthereorelsewhere. —Major-GeneralGordonGranger,U.S.Army
WhichTexasholidaycelebratesthisannouncementbytheU.S.Army?
Juneteenth
Nomanshallbecompelledtoattend,erectorsupportanyplaceofworship, ortomaintainanyministryagainsthisconsent. —ArticleI,Section6oftheConstitutionoftheStateofTexas
WhichfreedomisguaranteedbythissectionoftheTexasConstitution?
Freedom of religion
WhicheventledtotheincreasedproductionofcornandwheatinTexasduring theyearsoftheAmericanCivilWar?
Both armies ( north and south ) needed to be fed