A person who wanted to end the institution of slavery.

A Civil War battle where a small Confederate force defeated a much larger Union invasion force, preventing them from entering the Texas interior.

The section of a constitution that protects the individual freedoms of citizens.

Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War that severely restricted the rights of African Americans.

The government formed by the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States.

The forced enrollment of people into military service; a military draft.

A temporary government set up during a time of transition or crisis.

The principle that people have fundamental rights that the government cannot take away.

June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free.

Using naval ships to prevent a port from receiving or shipping supplies.

A secret society formed after the Civil War that used violence and terror to intimidate and suppress African Americans and their supporters.

Fought in South Texas after the official end of the Civil War, it was the last land battle of the conflict.

The war between the northern states (the Union) and the southern states (the Confederacy) from 1861 to 1865.

The principle that the people hold the ultimate power and the right to govern themselves.

A coarse, loosely woven fabric made at home; it became common in the South during the war due to shortages.

Formerly enslaved people who had been freed by the Civil War.

The official declaration passed by a state convention to withdraw from the United States.

A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, often to work for the Reconstruction government.

A Civil War battle in which Confederate forces retook control of the important Texas port city of Galveston from the Union.

A principle of government where power is shared between the national government and the state governments.

What specific laws were passed by Southern state governments after the Civil War that severely restricted the rights of African Americans?

What term describes the mandatory, forced enrollment of people into military service, often referred to as a draft?

What is the name given to the official declaration passed by the state convention to formally withdraw from the United States?

The principle that the people hold the supreme authority and the right to govern themselves is known as what?

What secret society used violence and intimidation in the post-Civil War era to suppress African Americans and discourage Reconstruction efforts?

What term refers to a temporary government set up during a period of transition or crisis, such as the one established in Texas after the Civil War?

What term describes a person who fundamentally wanted to end the institution of slavery?

What military tactic involves using naval vessels to prevent a port from receiving or shipping supplies?

What term describes the system of forced labor where people are owned and compelled to work without freedom?

What term describes a significant or main event that marks a turning point in history, often leading to major changes?