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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 |
| 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 |