Across
- 2. The Battle of Galveston was important because it ended what Union effort?
- 5. The U.S. acquired the southwest section of the country in the treaty of Guadalupe-_________
- 7. European settlers from which country clashed with other Texans over the issue of slavery?
- 11. The Thirteenth Amendment did what to slavery?
- 12. This Bureau tried to help freed slaves become part of society, including establishing schools for African American children
- 13. Ranching, sharecropping, tenant farming and railroad construction came to dominate the state's economy during what period?
- 16. 1876 is important because it was when Texas adopted the current state ______
- 17. When Texas was annexed to the U.S., leading to the ceremony with Anson Jones lowering one flag and raising another, what did Texas gain?
- 18. Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt as an effect of which system?
Down
- 1. Major General John B. Magruder ended the naval blockade on the Texas coast during which battle?
- 3. General Gordon Granger's proclamation at Galveston on June 19, 1865 freed people in what situation?
- 4. Name a fourth reason Texas became involved in the Civil War: States' rights, tariffs, slavery, and ____?
- 6. The national debate over this subject was a big part of the delay in Texas becoming a state.
- 8. A war between the U.S. and this country was caused by disputes over the Texas border and Manifest Destiny.
- 9. What act allowed two states to choose if they were going to have slavery, adding more tension in the leadup to the Civil War?
- 10. In the compromise of 1850, Texas gave land to the U.S. in exchange for paying this off
- 12. Which amendment gave freed slaves U.S. citizenship?
- 14. The last battle of the Civil War (two words)
- 15. The Fifteenth Amendment gave all Freedmen the right to do what?
- 19. Sam Houston opposed secession because he felt that the Union and U.S. Constitution were worth _____
