Texas supported the Confederate cause due to strong states rights support provided by the US Constitution (for every state to run their own government with only limited federal govt. interference). The federal government was only given power to coin money and to provide for the common defense against foreign threats. By losing the Civil War, Texas and all states in the Union lost the rights to be self-governed and thus, lost our real true Republic form of government by the people in America.
Most Texans fought with the Confederacy.
The French and the English did not support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Instead, the countries decided to support the Union.
They fought for the Confederacy throughout the war.
the Alamo
Initially - doubts about the viability of the Confederacy. They wanted to back a winner. Ethical position over slavery - although the war was not originally about slavery, the Lancashire cotton workers said they would sacrifice their jobs, rather than support the Confederacy. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made it impossible for free nations abroad to support the South without looking pro-slavery themselves. Especially good diplomatic work by Lincoln's envoy in London - C.F. Adams (of the Presidential family).
Most Texans fought with the Confederacy.
The population group of Texans that largely did not support slavery and the Confederacy were the German immigrants, particularly those in the Hill Country region. Many German Texans were opposed to slavery on moral and economic grounds and instead favored the Union during the Civil War. Their anti-slavery sentiment led to a significant number of them joining Union forces or resisting Confederate policies. This opposition often resulted in social and political tensions within Texas during that period.
They supported the confederacy.
Yes, his loyalty was to the Union while they supported the Confederacy.
Because they liked relying on the national government to make decisions for them. :)
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy.
Because the Texans were apart of the Spanish. The Spanish owned Texas. :D
There were a few reasons why Texans opposed Edmund J. Davis. One reason was that he was against the confederacy. Many also blamed him for the poor economy of Texas.
The French and the English did not support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Instead, the countries decided to support the Union.
Scallywags
White people in South those for slavery or states in the Confederacy.
they sent supplies for the people in the war