Vocab
What does NULLIFY mean?
To cancel
Who was the president of the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Freeman’s Bureau?
Something set up by the U.S Congress to provide critical services to formerly enslaved people
When did Congressional Reconstruction in Texas end?
1870
Who won the battle of Palmito Ranch
The Confederates
What does COMPULSORY mean?
To be necessary
Who was the governor of Texas during this time period before he was kicked out of office?
Sam Houston
What was the Ku Klux Klan?
A group made up out of white Texans that used violence and terror to block Reconstruction and prevent African Americans from voting
When was president Lincoln assassinated?
April 14 1865
Who did the job of maintaining the homes,farms,and plantations during the war?
Women,children, and slaves
What is a PARDON?
That a president frees someone from a punishment
Who was the President of the Confedracy?
Jefferson Davis
Who were Terry’s Texas rangers?
A Calvary unit that supplied most of their own gear, except horses and fought until the end of the civil war
When did the battle of Palmito Ranch happen?
May 13 1865
Why did the union want to capture the Sabine pass?
To cut off an important supply line
Who is a SCALAWAG?
A white southerner who supported Recontruction
Who was the assassin who murdered Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What did the Republican Party want to stop?
They wanted to stop slavery from spreading into other territories
What year did the Civil war begin?
1861
What are the heain causes of death for soldiers in the Civil war?
Disease and infections
What is a PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT?
A temporary set of selected officials
Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president?
Andrew Jhonson
Who was the confederacy’s leading infantry that was from Texas?
Hood’s Brigade
When did the Union capture the Sabine Pass?
September 8, 1863
Which Texas city was the site of a crucial port for the Confederacy that was captured by the union in 1862?
Galveston