In the Civil War, Texas (young Texas) served as a support state, and there was barely any skrimishes in the state. Technically, by the governor's word (The governor at the time was Sam Houston), Texas was originally pro-Union, but the citizens wantes war as a way to assert the state's rights. Also, Texas did not fight for wealthy plantation owners in other states;<u> </u><u>Texas didn't have any cotton plantations compared to the other Southern states, so they didn't suffer as bad as a loss than the other states</u><span>. Moreover, during the battles outside of the state, the Texan soldiers either deserted from warfare or joined the Union.</span>
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It was the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
1 is probably your best bet since your talking about unit 1 or period 1 which was focuses on irrigation
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