Civil War and Reconstruction

1861

• Texas responded to the election of Abraham Lincoln by joining the Confederacy
• They joined a few weeks before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter
• 1 in 4 Texas families owned slaves
• Many Texans men joined the war traveling east to fight with other confederate soldiers
• Many others stayed in Texas defending coastline

1861 Continued

• Small number joined Union Army

1862

• War brought hardships
• Galveston traffic halted by Union Blockade

1863

• Confederate forces retaken Galveston for remainder of war
• Trade with Mexico was a relief
• Texas refugees brought slaves with them
• Women stepped in for what men were doing

War Ends

• War ended with General Robert E. Lee's surrender (Confederate General)
• General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston and freed all slaves in Texas
• Texas family's who had slaves pledged to not have slaves

Reconstruction

• It was not easy to ban Slavery
• Slaves had a terrible time building new lives but at least they were not slaves
• Violence after war was common

End End War War

• Native Americans were pushed out of Texas
• Discussion between democrats and republican ended reconstruction

Civil War

• This is the Civil war and Reconstruction time period
• This war helped for WW1 because it prepared them

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