Who?
President from 1861-1865
Abraham Lincoln
Battle: Opened Union blockade
Galveston
Year the Civil War started, same year Texas seceded from the US
1861
This invention created demand for more slaves
Cotton Gin
Texas governor who was very against Texas leaving the US
Sam Houston
#1 Country that Texas traded with during the war
Mexico
Juneteenth
Amendment that gave slaves made them free
13th
Organization that sought to terrorize Black communities and Union supporters
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Free Space!
Free Space!
This type of person believes that slavery should be outlawed
Abolitionist
Fort that defended Sabine Pass
Fort Griffin
People who moved from Northern states and tried to change the laws down South
Carpetbaggers
Battle: Ended Union invasion plans for Texas
Laws that limited the rights of African Americans
Black Codes
Economic restriction placed on voting by Southern legislatures
Poll Tax
Federal agency that helped newly freed slaves get jobs and protect their rights
Freedmen's Bureau
The battle of Palmito Ranch was just a skirmish between Union and Confederate forces, but it's important because...
The last / final battle of Civil War
Belief that America should expand, fueled by population growth and the prospect of cheap land
Manifest Destiny
Act of smuggling goods past a guarded border, made goods pretty expensive!
Blockade-Running