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Reconstruction Vocab
ReconstructionVocab
Term | Definition |
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assassination | murder of a political or a government leader |
Reconstrution | 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 rights |
Reconstruction Act Of 1867 | gave African American men the right to vote. No former Confederate leaders could hold hold office or vote. Made by Us Congress |
Freedmens'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. |
scalawags | Southerners who supported Reconstruction. |
14th Amendment | gave African Americans citizenship and the Right to equal protection under the law. |
15th Amendment | gave ALL male citizens the right to vote (including African Americans) |
impeached | charges of wrongdoing by an elected officials by Congress. |
segregation | separation |