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reconstruction vocab
Term | Definition |
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assassination | murder of a political or government leader |
reconstruction | rebuilding and healing a country after war |
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 writes |
Reconstruction act of 1867 | gave African American men the right to vote. No former confederate leaders could hold office or vote. Made by U.S congress. |
freedman's bureau | Formed to help freed slaves. it built hospitals and schools |
carpetbaggers | people who came from the north to start businesses in the south |