1. TX HOMEFRONT HARDSHIPS Shortages Make Life Difficult
Clothing was made of homespun because of the Union blockades
Texans experiments with local plants instead of tea and coffee
Medicine was almost impossible to get because it was needed for the soldiers.

2. TX HOMEFRONT HARDSHIPS Texas Confederates Take Charge
Edward Clark completes Houston’s Term
Houston refuses to take Oath
Election of 1862
Clark is defeated by Francis R. Lubbock
Election of 1863
Pendleton Murrah is elected governor

3. TX HOMEFRONT HARDSHIPS Womens’ Roles Change
Life on plantations remained nearly the same
Small farms changed. Women and children had to work the crops and tend the land because most men were away at war.
Women from Texas also served as nurses on both sides of the war.

4. TX HOMEFRONT HARDSHIPS Economy Changes
Government encouraged farmers to plant corn and wheat.
Cotton production declined
Factories were opened to make goods needed for war (cannons, ammunition, blankets, shoes, saddles)
Women took jobs as teachers, shopkeepers, and drivers

5. ANALYZE the HARDSHIPs,
Which HARDSHIP, in your opinion, would have been most difficult for you? WHY???

6. ADVANTAGES OF CONFEDERACY

7. ADVANTAGES OF UNION

8. Comparing ADVANTAGES of The Union & Confederacy…..
Which side do you think has the largest chance of winning and WHY???

9. DISADVANTAGES OF CONFEDERACY

10. DISADVANTAGES OF UNION

11. Comparing DISADVANTAGES of The Union & Confederacy…..
Which side do you think has the largest chance of winning and WHY???