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Chapter 15 Section 1: Texas Secession
1. Before the Civil War, what were 3 issues that divided the nation? What was considered the
biggest issue?
2. What new political party united Americans who were against slavery? Who did they believe
caused the economic depression of the 1850s?
3. What were 3 proposals that this new party recommended to bring prosperity back to the U.S.?
Why were Southern Democrats against these proposals?
4. Before the election of 1860, Southern states argued that sovereignty rested where? What did
they believe sovereign states had the right to do?
5. What happened in December 1860 and January 1861?
6. What was Sam Houston’s view on secession? What were 2 reasons for his view?
7. What was Governor Houston hoping for when he called a special session of the legislature?
What did the legislature do instead?
8. What did the Ordinance of Secession accuse the U.S. government of doing?
9. What happened on February 23, 1861? What number was Texas in the order of secession?
10. What happened of February 4, 1861?
11. What were 3 differences between the U.S. Constitution and the Confederate Constitution that
was written at the Montgomery convention?
12. Who was elected as Confederate president and vice president at the Montgomery convention?
13. The Texas Secession Convention ordered all state officials to do what? After Houston refused to
take the oath, what happened? How did Houston react when President Lincoln offered to send
U.S. troops to Texas?
14. Who replaced Houston as governor? What happened to Houston?
15. What was President Lincoln’s response when southern states claimed they had the right to
secede?
16. What happened in early 1861? What happened on April 12, 1861?