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

• General Granger Jones

• General Sam Houston

• General Gordon Granger

• General Ulysses S. Grant

What does "Juneteenth" refer to?

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

• The day Abraham Lincoln announced that all slaves were emancipated on July 19,1865.

• The day Jefferson Davis told the south to free African Americans on December 7, 1941.

When did "Juneteenth" take place?

• July 19, 1865

• June 19, 1865

• June 19, 1863

What did Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declare?

• That African Americans were to remain enslaved following the Civil War.

• That African Americans would be free.

• That African Americans would be removed from the South and forced out West.

What does segregation mean?

• Separation of white people from society.

• Separation of black people from society.

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

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

• Independence Amendments

• Codes of Law

• Black Codes

Who established the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865?

• The Texas Supreme Court

• The Federal Government

• Southern Political Officials

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

• True

• False

Which term is defined as "the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories?"

• Military Restrictions

• Martial Law

• Federal Codes

The First Reconstruction Act divided the south into military districts. Which state was placed with Texas in the fifth district?

• South Carolina

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Virginia