Describe the relative location of Texas: Southern State West of Louisiana North of Mexico Along the Gulf

Which section of the country would Texas most likely to support? The South, of course.

Texas considered itself a southern state b/c: Geographic location Immigration patterns- most Texans emigrated from the southern parts of the U.S. & many families had ties to extended families in other parts of the south TX as a Mexican state, Republic, and state had allowed slavery Texas was an agricultural state and most farmers did not own slaves, but large plantations and their wealthy owners dominated politics and decision making

Texas Secedes ’s In 1859, at the age of 70, Good ole Sam Houston was re-elected governor of Texas He didn’t want to fight anymore or join the Confederate States of America Why did Sam Houston oppose Texas seceding from the Union? In January of 1861, Texas held a Secession Convention against Houston’s wishes They drafted a law proposing that Texas secede saying the U.S. had abused its power against the people of Texas

Texas Secedes ’s Texan delegates called for an election to vote on secession Only white, male landowners could vote 600,000 people in Texas but only 10% of the pop. voted - 46,000 for secession 14,500 against What were they thinking? Some southern actually believed that the U.S. would just let them go w/out fighting Both North and South believed they would win the fight w/in a few months

Southern States held the Montgomery, Alabama Convention in February 1861 The Confederate States of America(CSA) was formed Jefferson Davis elected President of the CSA CSA gov’t demanded a Loyalty Oath or pledge of allegiance from all government officials What was Sam Houston’s reaction? What was the outcome of his decision?

Texas Secedes ’s Sam Houston predicted the outcome….. Read Sam Houston Speaks about Secession If only Texans had listened to him….

Sam Houston Speaks about War and Secession “Some of you laugh to scorn the idea of bloodshed as the result of secession, but let me tell you what is coming.... Your fathers and husbands, your sons and brothers, will be herded at the point of the bayonet.... You may after the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of lives, as a bare possibility, win Southern independence...but I doubt it.” (1861)

Complete the sheet labeled Slavery and States’ Rights