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Reconstruction Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assassination | murder of a political or government leader |
| Reconstruction | rebuilding and healing a country after war |
| Andrew Johnson | became president after Lincoln was killed |
| 13 Amendment | Laws made by the South before the Civil War to keep African Americans from having rights. |
| 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. Made by US Congress |
| Freedman's Bureau | Formed to help freed slaves. It build hospitals and school |
| Carpetbagger | people who came from the North to start businesses in the south |
| scalawags | Southerners who supported Reconstruction |
| 14 Amendment | Gave African Americans citizenship and the Right to equal protection under the law |
| 15 Amendment |