Vocabulary
What is black code ?
Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
June 19, 1865 ?
What is Juneteenth
He was an American soldier and politician, An important leader of the Texas Revolution
Sam Houston
It’s a U.S. state in New England known for its significant Colonial history.
Massachusetts
It was a way for native Americans to be free in 1865 and 1866
Black code
What is Juneteenth ?
June 19, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
1865 ?
Andrew Johnson became President
He was the 17th U.S. President, served form 1865 to 1869
Andrew Johnson
It’s a major city in south-central Texas with a rich colonial heritage
San Antoine
The abolition of slavery on June 19th, 1865
Juneteenth
What is Reconstruction?
The effect, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
1866 ?
Constitution of 1866 takes effect
16th U.S. President, who served from 1861 to 1865, because of his assassination
Abraham Lincoln
It’s a large metropolis in Texas, extending to Galveston Bay.
Houston
A white supremacist group, that kill Native Americans because of there skin color
Ku Klux Klan
What is pardon ?
An official release from punishment for a crime
1869 ?
New Texas constitution is approved
He was a former governor of Texas, an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Texas
James W. Throckmorton
It’s the state capital of Texas.
Austin
The 1865-77 to redress the inequalities of slavery
Reconstruction
What is Radical Republicans ?
A Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
1870 ?
Fifteenth Amendment expands voting rights
He was an American politician and the United States Senator form Massachusetts.
Charles Sumber
It is along the Gulf coast of Texas, and it is know for its historical history
Galveston
it is an Native American that is free form slavery
Freedman