Texas In The Civil War
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Byron Davis
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Texas In The Civil War
April 1861 - May 1865
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Texas Joins the Confederacy and Fights
25,000 Texans join the Confederate Army at the beginning
The Union (North) tried to blockade the port of Galveston
They tried to keep ship from landing to give Confederate troops supplies
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The Battle of Galveston
2 Confederate ships
6 Union ships
1 Confederate ship sank
1 Union ship was captured
1 Union ship was stuck, the Union Navy blew it up
Other Union ships retreated to New Orleans
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Sum It Up
In all over 90,000 Texans fought in the Civil War
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865
The Confederacy lost
Slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation
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Juneteenth
The official news doesn't reach Texas that the war is over and all slaves are free for several weeks
June 19, 1865
General Gordon Granger and Union troops land in Galveston and begin to spread the news
White, land-owning Texans were very bitter and nasty about this conclusion to the war
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Multiple Choice
Did any Texas troops fight in the US Civil War?
Yes
No
This presentation didn't tell me
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Multiple Choice
Which side of the Civil War fight was Texas a part of?
the Union
the Confederacy
Team Trash Panda
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Multiple Choice
What did the Union Navy try to do around Galveston?
blockade
tunnel
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Multiple Choice
Who had more ships at the Battle of Galveston?
the Union
the Confederacy
Aquaman
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Multiple Choice
Which side lost the Civil War?
Confederacy
Union
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Multiple Choice
What did the Union win mean for all slaves?
They got pizza.
They were free.
They now counted as 4/5 of a person.
They got to vote.
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Multiple Choice
The slaves of Texas learned about their freedom immediately after the war was over.
TRUE
FALSE
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Multiple Choice
What do we call the holiday that celebrates the freeing of all slaves in Texas?
Cinco De Mayo
Memorial Day
April 9, 1865
Juneteeth
Texas In The Civil War
April 1861 - May 1865
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