Vocabulary
To formally withdraw from an organized body
What is secede?
President of the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Former Confederates were denied the ability to serve in Congress
What is Political?
This organization helped formerly enslaved people by providing food, education, and assistance after the Civil War
What is the Freedman's Bureau?
All 3 Texas battles were won by ________
What is the Confederacy
The process of reuniting the United States after the Civil War and rebuilding the southern states.
What is reconstruction?
General of the Confederacy
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The Freedmen's Bureau helped former slaves find jobs
What is social?
June 19, 1865, The date slavery was officially abolished in Texas
What is Juneteenth?
Last battle of the Civil War, fought after the war ended
What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
Rule by military rule
What is martial law?
Wanted to punish the South for assassinating Lincoln
Who are the Radical Republicans?
Landowners rebuilt farms to produce cash crops
What is economic?
These laws were passed in the South, including Texas, to restrict the rights of freed African Americans
What are Black Codes?
Was one of the only port cities able to be taken back by the Confederacy
What is Galveston?
Supreme power or authority
What is sovereignty?
Known for being hard to discipline in camp, but ferocious in battle
Who are Hood's Texas Brigade?
All men gained the right to vote regardless of color.
What is political?
Texas and Louisiana are a part of this military district
What is district 5
Texas's nickname during the Civil War
The belief that the state should be able to govern themselves
What is states rights?
Texas Governor, kicked out of the office because he didn't pledge loyalty to the confederacy
Who is Sam Houston?
The railroad and cattle industry explode in Texas
Economic
This president led Reconstruction after the Civil War and offered a lenient plan to bring Southern states back to the Union
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Where General Lee surrendered to General Grant
What is Appomattox Court House?