| A | B |
|---|
| veto | refusal by a president or government to approve a law |
| ratify | approve formally |
| compulsory | required |
| impeach | bring charges against |
| nullify | cancel, declare void |
| problem during reconstruction | scarcity of money |
| bitterness between North and South | lack of food and shelter for freedmen |
| General Granger | issued proclamation declaring that all enslaved people were free |
| The Texas Constitution of 1866 | failed to give African Americans the right to bote |
| requirement to end martial law | draft a new state constitution |
| requirement to end martial law | pass the Fourteenth Amendment |
| requirement to end martial | pass the Fifteenth Amendment |
| Confederates opinion of Radical Republicans' plan for reconstruction | too harsh |
| Constitution of 1869 | more support for public education |
| March 30, 1870 | Reconstruction in Texas ended |
| federal agency to assist newly freed slaves | Freedmen's Bureau |
| George A. Custer | cavalry officer who occupied Austin in 1865 |
| President Johnson's impeachment | resulted in his loss of influence |
| black codes | laws limiting the rights of Afreican Americans |
| freedment | former slaves |
| carpetbagger | Northerners who came South during reconstruction, often seeking political or economic gain |
| scalawag | Southern whites who supported Reconstruction |
| Reconstruction | name for a period of time devoted to rebuilding the United States after the Civil War |
| Andrew Johnson | modeled his Reconstruction plan after Lincoln's |
| Andew J. Hamilton | opposed to secession; later became provisional governor of Texas |
| effort of Freedmen's Bureau | finding jobs for freedmen |
| effort of Freedmen's Bureau | defending rights in court for freedmen |
| efforts of Freemen's Bureau | providing food and clothing for freedmen |
| accusation made of Freedmen's Bureau | wasting taxpayers' money |
| accusation made of Freedmen's Bureau | meddling in local offairs other officials could handle |
| accusation made of Freemen's Bureau | strengthening the Republican Party |
| Juneteenth | day enslaved Texans celebrated their freedom |
| Ironclad Oath | promise Southern voters had to make in order to vote |
| Ku Klux Klan | organization that used violence to prevent African Americans from voting |
