Vocabulary
a person who fought to end slavery
abolitionist
Which region in the US was economically dependent on cotton production and profited from free labor?
The South
Name the Texas Governor removed from office when he refused to sign allegiance to The Confederacy?
Sam Houston
Name the industry that helped Texas recover faster than other southern states during Reconstruction-
The Cattle Industry
Which amendment abolished forced servitude(slavery)?
The 13th Amendment
to withdraw from a country, especially in reference to states that withdrew from the Union
Secede
What major event took place in 1860 that led to many Southern States seceding from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Name the Texas battle where confederate troops broke through the Union blockade?
The Battle of Galveston
What is the national holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US?
Juneteenth
Name the amendment that stipulated that any person born in the United States is a citizen with the full rights of citizenship?
The 14th Amendment
What do we call the period of time after the Civil War when the country had to rebuild politically, socially, and economically?
Reconstruction
After southern states seceded from the North, what did they call the country they formed?
The Confederate States of America
Which battle did The Confederacy win in Texas in which the Confederates were outnumbered 5,000 to 46?
Battle of Sabine Pass
What do we call the laws that were passed to keep people segregated based on skin color, and to keep African Americans from voting?
Black Codes (Jim Crow Laws)
This Amendment says that no one can be denied the right to vote based on race-
The 15th Amendment
What is the term for a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop for their labor?
Sharecropper
The states that did not Secede, but remained with the United States during the Civil War, are referred to collectively as________.
The Union
Which Texas Civil War battle occurred after the civil war?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Name three services the Freedman´s Bureau provided-
Possible answers-
Food Housing Legal Council Education
The _____amendment grants citizenship to freed slaves (and all persons born in the US)-
14th
What was the name of the bureau that provided food, housing and medical aid, schools and legal assistance to former slaves?
Freedmen’s Bureau
What was the name of Lincoln’s proclamation that freed slaves in rebel states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
List these events in chronological order: Texas Secession, Battle of Palmito Ranch, Election of Lincoln, End of Civil War, Battle of Galveston
Election of Lincoln Texas Secession Battle of Galveston End of Civil War Battle of Palmito Ranch
During Reconstruction, the federal government sent in troops to protect freedmen and maintain order. How do we refer to the imposition of laws by military authority?
Martial Law
The _____ amendment says that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
15th