Reconstruction
Define Reconstruction
Period after the Civil War when the North and South rebuild
Create a new government
Write a new constitution
Declare secession illegal
Abolish slavery
are what...
Requirements for Southern States to be able to re-enter the Union
How were the Native Americans affected by Westward Expansion?
forced onto reservations
Did the Native Americans have a POSITIVE or NEGATIVE attitude towards the US government?
negative
Describe the life of a cowboy on the cattle drives.
Hard work for little pay
After the Civil War, Tenant Farmers and sharecroppers were kept in a cycle of
debt
limited the effects of the new Reconstruction Amendments
Black Codes
What American Indian chief fought for American Indian rights and tried to stop the spread of Anglo settlements?
Quanah Parker
What was the purpose of the Buffalo soldiers?
Protect the settlers
Map the area
Build Forts and roads
What is barbed wire?
Ranchers used to keep their cattle from straying or wandering off
What is the 13th amendment
Abolish Slavery
An organization set up to help newly freed slaves with food, shelter, clothes and schools
Freedman's Bureau
What animal supplied the Native Americans with food, clothing, and other necessities?
Buffalo
What is a Texas Longhorn
cattle with long horns
Helped establish the Texas Railroad Commission
What is the 14th Amendment?
Citizenship to Former Slaves (born here you get to vote)
Laws to keep newly freed people segregated in public facilities and buses
Jim Crow Laws
What ended the Native American way of life?
Demise of Buffalo
Moving to reservations
Where did cattle originate?
spanish
What is the quickest way to transport cattle
railroads
What is the 15th amendment?
Voting Rights to Former Male Slaves
What effect did the railroad have on businesses, ranches, & farms?
increased prosperity
What invention made it possible for dry areas to be irrigated and allowed West Texas to be used for farming?
Windmills
What is the Mexican term for cowboys?
Vaqueros
What inventions brought about the closing of the frontier?
barbed wire & railroads