Texas in the Civil War

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  1. 3. a terrorist organization that used violence and intimidation tactics against African-Americans
  2. 7. after the 15th amendment was passed, these were the only people who could vote
  3. 11. the 'country' started by the 11 states that left the United States
  4. 15. A holiday we celebrate the final ending of slavery; this was when the slaves in Texas found out they were free & it is also Ms. Amos' birthday
  5. 16. this was the time period in history after the Civil war; this was when we tried to rebuild the country
Down
  1. 1. The 13th amendment did this
  2. 2. He resigns as the governor of Texas in 1861 when Texas secedes from the union
  3. 4. the war fought between 1861-1865
  4. 5. Freed African-Americans started making a living doing this; this was where you worked the land in order to pay for rent
  5. 6. Texas was a _____ state during the civil war
  6. 8. The location of a battle that happened after the Civil War had officially ended
  7. 9. these were laws that limited what African-Americans could do
  8. 10. The 14th Amendment gave ______ to freed slaves
  9. 12. the crop that was the primary economy of the South and relied heavily on slave labor
  10. 13. the 19th governor of Texas & President of Texas A&M Univeristy
  11. 14. This word means to withdraw