Unit 6.4 Study Guide:
Civil War and Reconstruction (Ch. 15 & 16)
Expectations of the Student
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Identify the Civil War and Reconstruction era of Texas History and define its characteristics
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Explain the significance of 1861
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Identify significant individuals and events concerning Texas and the Civil War
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Explain reasons for the involvement of Texas in the Civil War such as states’ rights, slavery, secession, and tariffs
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Analyze the political, economic, and social effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas
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Identify significant individuals, events, and issues from Reconstruction
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Analyze how the consequences of Reconstruction continue to affect Texas
Essential Questions
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Why does the failure to compromise create conflict? How do you rebuild a nation torn in two?
Essential Topics of Significance
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(5) Causes of Civil War
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Union vs. Conf. advantages
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TX Secession Convention
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Fort Sumter
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Battle of Galveston
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Battle of Sabine Pass
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Battle of Brownsville
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Red River Campaign
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Food shortages/
substitutes
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Appomattox Courthouse
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State government collapse
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Essential People
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John Wilkes Booth
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Robert E. Lee
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Jefferson Davis
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Abraham Lincoln
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Dick Dowling
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Francis Lubbock
“Juneteenth”
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John S. Ford
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John B. Magruder
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Freedmen’s Bureau
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Pendleton Murrah
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(3) Recons. Plans
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Tom Green
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Elisha M. Pease
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(3) Recons. Amendments
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Andrew Jackson Hamilton
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John H. Reagan
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(5) Provisions of Texas
Constitution of 1869
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John Bell Hood
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross
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Battle of Palmito Ranch
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Texans help for war effort
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Ironclad Oath
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Andrew Johnson
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Philip Sheridan
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Women’s roles
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Immigration/Emigration
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Albert Sidney Johnston
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James W. Throckmorton
Dates to Remember
Essential Vocabulary
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Wed. Feb. 12—GPERSIA Vocabulary Due
scalawag
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Fri. Feb. 14—People ID Due
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carpetbagger
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Mon. Feb. 17—Homefront Organizer Due
ratify
compulsory
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amendment
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segregation
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Confederate
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black codes
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Jim Crow Laws
Tues. Feb. 18—Reconstruction Organizer
Due
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vigilante
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Wed. Feb. 19—Unit 6.4 TEST (Ch. 15 & 16)
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homespun
Radical
Republican
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states’ rights
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quinine
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impeach
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secede
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Reconstruction
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ordinance
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freedmen
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conscription
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Unionist
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