Vocabulary 1
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union
Secede
the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
Reconstruction
the laws that restricted the rights of free African Americans
Black Codes
Why did Texas Enter the Civil War (Economy)
These 3 were Effects of-
Southern States pass Black Codes
Texas COnstitution of 1866 is adopted
Freedman's Bureau is created
Texas Reconstruction
a farmer who, in exchange for labor, is provided with seed, tools, living quarters, and food and receives a share of the value of the crop.
Sharecropper
the act of giving someone freedom
Emancipation
to cancel
Nullify
Which political issue was responsible for Texans joining the South in the Civil War?
Slavery
How did former enslaved African Americans in Texas began making a living?
Sharecropping
independent power given to the people
Popular Sovereignty
political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments
Federalism
a formerly enslaved person
Freedman
Battles fought in Texas during the Civil War?
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Sabine Pass
Granted voting rights to African Americans males-
15th Amendment
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
Blockade
personal liberties and freedoms
Individual Rights
The day that General Granger arrived in Galveston and announced emancipation
Juneteenth
Explain the Unions 3 part strategy to defeat the Confederacy
Cut the COnfederacy in 2 by taking control of the Mississippi River
Capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia
Form a blockade of the entire Confederate coastline
Granted citizenship to African Americans-
14th Amendment
concern for regional needs and interests
Sectionalism
an official release from punishment for a crime
Pardon
a temporary set of elected officials
Provisional Government
Delegates at the Secession COnvention were in favor of having Texas secede from the Union because-
They believed citizens should be allowed to own slaves
13th Amendment