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Reconstruction
Term | Definition |
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Assassination | Murder of political or government leader |
Reconstruction | Rebuilding and healing a country |
Andrew Johnson | Became president after Lincoln was killed |
13th Amendment | Abolished slavery |
Black codes | Laws made by the south before the Civil War to keep African Americans from having rights |
Reconstruction act of 1867 | Gave African American men the right to vote, no former Confederate leaders could hold office or vote |
Freedmen's Bureau | Formed to help freed slaves, It built hospitals and schools |
Carpetbagger | People who came from the North to start businesses in the South |