Civil War
Year Texas joined the Confederacy
1861
3 branches our government is divided into
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Reconstruction occurred from _______ to ___________
1865
1877
President during Civil War
Lincoln
term length for the Governor
4 years
Last battle of the Civil War
Battle of Palmito Ranch
# of people in the Senate
31
Holiday that celebrates the freeing of slaves in Texas
Juneteenth
Texas left the US and joined the_____________
Confederacy
# of people in the House of Representatives
150
Happened to Sam Houston when he refused loyalty to Confederacy
He was removed as Governor
2 groups that make up Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Secret society formed during Reconstruction that used violence and intimidation against slaves and their supporters
Ku Klux Klan
Main Union general in the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
# of days the Texas legislature meets
140
3 main battles of the Civil War fought in Texas
Sabine Pass, Galveston, Palmito Ranch
Enforces laws
Executive
13th amendments
14th amendments
15th amendments
forbid slavery
citizenship and equal rights
voting rights for African American men
Number of states that joined the Confederacy
11
current Governor of Texas
Greg Abbott
Main General of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Checks and Balances
each branch has a check or control over the others
Freedmen's Bureau
jobs
schools
food
shelter
medicine
3 main causes of the Civil War
Slavery
States Rights
Tariffs
main job of former slaves during Reconstruction
Sharecropping