Question 1: How did Francis Lubbock's actions affect Texas' history over the next four years? Give details to support you answer.
Answer:
Francis Richard Lubbock was the governor of Texas from 1861 to 1863. Francis Lubbock's tried to expand the industrial resources to activate the economy and he sold U.S. bonds that were acquired in 1850, because of the depleted treasure vault.
<u>His actions affected Texas' history when he mobilized a frontier regiment of cavalry to combat a group of Indians</u>. The relationship with the tribes wasn't good at all. He saw the use of whites in government contracting and cattle driving as wasteful so he encouraged their replacement with slaves to increase enlistment. Aliens residing in Texas were also made subject to the draft. He exempted frontier counties from the Confederate draft and enlisted their residents to be in local defense against Indian attack. Lubbock considered liable for military Which of the main reasons for secession was most important in Texas' decision to secede? Justify your reasonservice men from 16 to 60 years old.
Question 2: Which of the main reasons for secession was most important in Texas' decision to secede? Justify your reason
Answer:
<u>Keeping people slaved was the primary goal of the state in joining the Confederacy</u>: Independence without slavery, would be valueless for the Texans. Texas also issued a declaration of causes where they laid out the reasons for declaring secession. Some of these reasons included its solidarity with its "sister slave-holding States," the U.S. government's inability to prevent Indian attacks, slave-stealing raids, and other border-crossing acts of banditry.
