Ch 17 vocab
A Repulican who believed that congress should direct Reconstruction
Radical Republic
Elected governor of Texas in 1866
James W. Throckmorton
When did congress divid south into five militarys
March 27 1867
Demonstrate
To show, prove, or make clear
Who made up the fifth district???
General Philips Sheridan.
Northern in the south working for a Reconstruction government
Carpetbagger
Was a former slave who became a sheriff and a state senator
Walter Moses Burton
What year was the new Texas constitution approved
1869
Restrict
To place a limit on a person or action
In 1867 who took controlled of Texas after Fifth District.
Who was General Charles Griffin.
A white southerner who supported Reconstruction
Scalawag
Hoped that the Texas appointed as government officials would quickly restore the state to the union
President Andrew Johnson
Why year did Andrew Johnson becomes presidents
1865
Register
To record a person officially as eligible to vote
Who tried to make peace in 1869?
PRESIDENT GRANT
Required
Compulsory
Who began Texas governor in 1869
Edmond j. Davis
What year was the Thirteenth Amendment abolish slavery
1865
Ceased
To end; to stop doing an action
Who was giving force charge to kick natives OUT?
COLONEL RONALD S. MACKENZIE
A secret organization of white men formed after the Civil War that used violence and terror against African Americans
Ku Klux Klan
Which president was assassinted in 1865
Abraham Lincoln
What year did Russia sell Alaska to the United States
1867
Collapse
To break apart or fall down suddenly
Who supported the whites HUNTERS? ?
GENERAL PHILIP SHERIDAN