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  2. History of slavery in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas seceded from the United States in 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on the eve of the American Civil War. It replaced the pro-Union governor, Sam Houston, in the process. During the war, slavery in Texas was little affected, and prices for enslaved people remained high until the last few months of the war.

  3. Texas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Civil War Texas: A History and a Guide. Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 0-87611-171-1. Wooster Ralph A. (2015). Lone Star Blue and Gray: Essays on Texas in the Civil War. Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 978-1-62511-025-1. Wooster Ralph A. (1995). Texas and Texans in the Civil War. Eakin Press. ISBN 1-57168-042-X.

  4. History of Texas (1865–1899) - Wikipedia

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    A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas, 1874. During the American Civil War, Texas had joined the Confederate States.The Confederacy was defeated, and U.S. Army soldiers arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865 to take possession of the state, restore order, and enforce the emancipation of slaves.

  5. American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The war-torn nation then entered the Reconstruction era in an attempt to rebuild the country, bring the former Confederate states back into the United States, and grant civil rights to freed slaves. The war is one of the most extensively studied and written about episodes in the history of the United States.

  6. Texas annexation - Wikipedia

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    The leadership of both major U.S. political parties (the Democrats and the Whigs) opposed the introduction of Texas — a vast slave-holding region — into the volatile political climate of the pro- and anti-slavery sectional controversies in Congress. Moreover, they wished to avoid a war with Mexico, whose government had outlawed slavery and ...

  7. Texas Civil War Museum near Fort Worth is closing. It tried ...

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    The Texas Civil War Museum was a gift to the people of Texas and the citizens of Fort Worth and the surrounding area.” He added: “There will never be another like it.” Let us hope.

  8. Historiographic issues about the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    When the Civil War began, the Union did not state that its goals were civil rights and voting rights for African Americans, though the more radical of the abolitionists felt they had to come. They emerged as political goals during the war: the 13th Amendment , ending slavery, was proposed in 1863.

  9. Texas educators' group suggests slavery be taught as ... - AOL

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    The group proposed that students compare "journeys to America," including the "involuntary relocation of African people during colonial times."