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President Lincoln
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Confederate
Confederate surrender, left Texans uncertain about their future. -
Lincoln
Only days after the Civil War President Lincoln was assassinated. -
Granger
Granger, by the athurotity of Lincoln, declared all slaves to be free. -
Congress
Congress didn't accept the Texas Constitution of 1866. -
Election
Texas held an election for their new governor. -
Reconstuction
The Reconstruction of 1867 put Texas and other Southern states under military rule. -
The KKK
The Ku Klux Klan became and attacked African Americans. -
Constitution
The Constitution of 1869 was finally adopted by the Texas voters. -
schools
There were thousands of students in about 100 schools in Texas. -
Union
Texas was readmitted into the Union. -
Democrats
Democrats who were against Davis gained control of the legislature and eliminated the Obnoxious Act. -
Davis
Previous Governor Davis ran for reelection. -
Buffalo Soliders
Black "Buffalo Soliders" are first posted to Texas. -
Inauguration
Inauguration of Democrat Richard Coke marks the end of Reconstruction in Texas. -
1874
Inaguration of Democrat Richard Coke marks the end of Reconstruction in Texas. -
The El Paso Salt War
The El Paso Salt War is the cullmination of a long dispute caused by Anglos' attempts to take over salt-minnimg rights at the foot of the Guadalupe Peak. -
Railway
Texas and Pacific Railway reaches Sierra Blanca in West Texas about 90 miles esast of El Paso. -
Texas
The University of Texas classes begin. -
Felony
Legislature passed a law making fence cutting a felony. -
Hurricane
Hurricane destroys every house in the port of Indianola. -
Capital
Present State capital is dedicated. -
Winter
Texas experiences its coldest winter on record.
