| A | B |
|---|
| plantation | a large farm where cash crops were grown |
| William Goyens | wealthy businessman in early Texas |
| Nacogdoches | a town in east Texas |
| 1861 | date Texas left the United States |
| 1865 | date enslaved African Americans in Texas learn they are free |
| Palmito Ranch | The last battle of the Civil War was fought here. |
| The Davis Guards stop Union forces from invading Texas. | Sabine Pass |
| 1870 | date Texas is readmitted to the U.S. |
| 31,099 | the enslaved population in 1845 |
| 250,000 | Enslaved population in 1865 |
