Civil War and Reconstruction - Texas Two Step内战与重建——德克萨斯两步.pptVIP

Education is the Key – 1st public school for African-Americans Legal assistance for African-Americans Many whites thought the bureau was a waste of money Helped them settle into new lives Juneteenth June 19th Celebrating the abolition of slavery Confederates elected to offices Refused to ratify or amend constitution Rejected 13th 14th amendments Black Codes Considered treason Can’t vote Can’t testify against whites Can’t be on a jury Certain jobs Forced to work on plantations Carpet baggers Scalawags Southerners who supported reconstruction January 14, 1974 Political Effects of Reconstruction Presidential Reconstruction – President Andrew Johnsons plan – prohibit slavery cancel ordinance of secession Congressional Reconstruction – Radical Republicans – Ends 100 years of democratic party rule in Texas, 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments, Constitutions of 1866 1869 Economic Effects of Reconstruction Shortage of free labor Growth of tenant farming and sharecropping Texas did not suffer as much destruction as other southern states Social Effects of Reconstruction Juneteenth (June 19th) celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation by freed slaves. Freedmans Bureau established Jim Crow Laws and KKK became features of southern segregation 1. What is secession? 2. What were the Confederate States of America? 3. Name 2 issues that led to the Civil War. 4. Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War? 5. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War? 6. Who was the Commanding General of the Union Army? Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army? Which battle was not trying to stop the Union blockade of the Texas Coast? Why was the battle at Palmito Ranch fought after the war was over? 10. What was Reconstruction? How many plans for Reconstruction were there? What is the 13th Amendment? What is the 14th Amendment? What is the 15th Amendment? What was the Freedman’s Bureau? What is “Juneteent