Week 23 - A New Era in Texas

Learn about Juneteenth and freedom in Texas!

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Jefferson Davis Matthew Gaines Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee What is the importance of June 19, 1865? enslaved people in Texas learned they were free the Civil War ended Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation Freedmen's Bureau was created Matching Reconstruction period after the Civil War Freedmen's Bureau government agency created to help freed slaves 13th amendment officially abolished slavery sharecroppers farmers who didn't own their own land Write a sentence that explains what some enslaved people did after they got their freedom. Fill in the blanks. Juneteenth is a holiday in which people celebrate freedom and the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, Texans learned that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were free. People still celebrate this announcement to this day by attending parades, giving speeches, and having picnics.