1. Reconstruction in Texas 1865-1877

2. Vocabulary amendment – a change made to a law, bill or document, in this case the U.S. Constitution. emancipate - to free slaves freedmen – a person who has been freed from slavery. suffrage - voting rights

3. Vocabulary Reconstruction – the post-Civil War period from 1865 to 1877; the U.S. re-admitted the southern states to the Union and the federal government implemented policies affecting southern states. Black Codes - laws passed in southern U.S. states after Reconstruction to deny African Americans' civil rights

4. Reconstruction The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states Reconstruction lasted for 12 years from 1865 to 1877

5. Juneteenth January 1863 – Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves in the Confederacy (South) June 19, 1865 – Emancipation Day in Texas – Gordon Granger, a Union Major-General came to Galveston and issued the Emancipation Proclamation – Freed Texas slaves

6. Reconstruction Amendments (13 th ) Thirteenth Amendment – Abolished (ended) slavery in the U.S. (14 th ) Fourteenth Amendment – Equal rights and citizenship given to African Americans (15 th ) Fifteenth Amendment – Suffrage for African American males

7. Social Effects of Reconstruction Black Codes – State laws that limited rights of African Americans Ku Klux Klan – Terrorized African American voters and kept them from voting