Democrats Rewrite the Constitution
1874 = Democrat _________elected Governor.
Coke
Many laws were passed by Democrats to restrict the rights of_
African Americans
Texas debt was over ____$ at the end of Reconstruction.
3 Million
1900 = Women still working as ______________.
_housewives
The old capitol building _________ on November 9, 1881.
burned
______ Constitution = Written by ________ ____________and Democrats objected to it.
_1869 Radical Republicans
how many A.A. served in the legislature or participated in political conventions.
_60
Governor_____________ helped balance the budget for Texas.
Oran Roberts
What are 2 jobs woman begin to work at outside the home?
(farm workers, laundresses, house workers, teachers, operators, secretaries, and store clerks)
A Chicago company built it for 3million acres of the ____
XIT Ranch.
Constitution of _______ = Government with _________ power. Governor had less power, the legislature met once every_______ years, legislative terms were set, state employees = less money, lower taxes, and less money on education.
1876 limited 2
Republicans_________ and Matt ________ fought for unsegregated schools.
_George Ruby_____ and Matt _Gaines
Money set aside for retirement = ?
Pension
started private school for A.A. in Austin.
_Mattie B. White
The new Capitol was dedicated in ___________ and made from granite.
_1888
Name 3 types of people who could not vote!
(Lunatic, poor, felons, women)
A.A. were threatened, denied jobs, or harmed if they
Voted
Name 3 types of Lawlessness that was rampant.
(train, bank, stagecoach and cattle robberies and theft.)
= started Hispanic pre-schools for Bilingual Education and instruction.
Lenor Magnon
1900 = ½ population were ______ with __rights________.
women_limited
The Texas Constitution today is from
1876_______ = 507 amendments currently.
Hispanic Legislatures such as Benevides and Garcia represented_
El Paso
_________ caught and punished criminals as well as the ______________.
Vigilantes, Texas Rangers
Famous German artist who created statues at the State Capitol of
Elisabet Ney
1888=________= first group to fight for suffrage.
_WCTU_