Secession & Slavery
Texans voted to secede from the United States in this year.
1861
Texas fought on this side during the Civil War.
The Confederacy
The period of rebuilding Texas after the Civil War was called this.
Reconstruction
The Texas Constitution of 1876 was written mainly to do this.
Limit government power
The current Texas Constitution was adopted in this year.
1876
The main reason most Texans supported secession was to protect this institution and states’ rights.
Slavery
This was the Union’s strategy to stop supplies and trade from reaching Texas.
Blockade
This organization helped formerly enslaved people with education, food, and jobs.
Freedmen's Bureau
This principle means power is shared between national and state governments.
Federalism
This Texas leader helped restore order during Reconstruction and later became governor.
Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross
Before the Civil War, this region of Texas had the highest number of enslaved African Americans.
East Texas
Texas continued trading cotton through this neighboring country despite Union blockades.
Mexico
Texas was placed under military rule during this Reconstruction plan.
Congressional Reconstruction
Citizens voting for representatives is an example of this principle.
Popular sovereignty
One reason Texas leaders supported annexation to the United States was to solve this problem.
Security threats, debt, etc
The disagreement between North and South over slavery is best described as this.
Sectionalism
This battle, fought in Texas, was the last land battle of the Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
A tenant farmer who paid rent using crops instead of money was known as a _____.
Sharecropper
Power divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches is called this.
Separation of powers
A second reason Texans supported annexation was for protection from this country.
Mexico
Texas officially left the United States by voting for this action.
Secession
Enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free on this date, now celebrated as Juneteenth.
June 19, 1865
These two policies were used after Reconstruction to limit African American voting rights.
Poll tax and Grandfather clause
This is the main source of revenue for Texas state and local governments today.
Property taxes
How did poll taxes and grandfather clauses affect voting rights after Reconstruction?
They prevented many African Americans from voting by requiring payment or ancestry-based qualifications