Vocabulary
Placing a limit on a person or action
What does restrict mean?
Governor of texas in 1853-1857
James w thockmorton
June 19, 1865, marks the day when slavery ended in Texas
What is Juneteenth
June 19
What is juneteenth ?
proceeded Lincoln after Lincoln died
Who was Andrew Johnson?
Laws limiting the rights of African Americans
What were black codes?
The new provisional governor of Texas in July 1865
Who was Andrew j Hamilton
When reconstruction started in texas
June 1865
An official release from punishment or crime.
What is a pardon?
The provisional governor in 1865.
Who was Andrew J. Hamilton?
A republican who believed that congress should direct reconstruction
What is a radical republican
President elected in 1860 by the Republican Party.
Who was the bearded legend Abraham Lincoln
the years 1861-1874
What was the Civil War and reconstruction era?
The effort after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the union.
What is reconstruction?
A constitution that nullified secession and abolished slavery .
What is the constitution of 1866?
A secret organization of white men formed after the civil war who used violence and terror against African Americans
What is the ku klux klan
Who was the leader of Hood’s Brigade
Who was john bell hood
1868 d
What is the date when the ku Klux klan spread to texas
A white southerner who supported reconstruction.
What is a scalawag?
Lost the governor race against Throckmorton.
Who was Elisha M. Pease ?
A temporary government
what is a provisional government
The African American from Texas who recieved a Medal of Honor for his bravery while fighting for the Union army
Who was Milton m holland
March 18, 1867
When did the Congress divide the south into five military districts?
required
what is compulsory ?
The amendment that outlawed slavery.
What is the thirteenth amendment?