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Who commanded the Union Force that arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865 to announce the emancipation (freedom) of enslaved African Americans?

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General Gordon Granger

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What does "Juneteenth" refer to?

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The day enslaved African Americans were emancipated (freed) in Texas on June 19, 1865.

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When did "Juneteenth" take place?

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June 19, 1865

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What did Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declare?

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That African Americans would be free.

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What does segregation mean?

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Separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

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During the Reconstruction of the Union, following the Civil War, what is described as "limited (restricted) civil rights and freedoms of African Americans?"

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Black Codes

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Who established the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865? Options: The Texas Supreme Court, The Federal Government, Southern Political Officials

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The Federal Government

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TRUE or FALSE: The Freedmen's Bureau provided African Americans with work, food and clothing, court protection, and organized schools for the freedmen.

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True

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Term defined as "the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories"

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Martial Law

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Which state was placed with Texas in the fifth district by the First Reconstruction Act? Options: South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia.

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Louisiana