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Reconstruction Vocab

TermDefinition
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 rights
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.
Freedman's Bureau Formed to help freed slaves It build hospitals and schools
Carpetbagger People who came from the north to start businessess in the south
Scalawags Southerners who supported reconstruction
14th Amendment Gave African Americans Citizenship and the right to equal protection by the law
15th Amendment Gave all male citizens the right to vote including African Americans
Impeachment Charges of wrongdoing by an elected oficial
Segregation Separation
Jim Crow Laws Laws passed after reconstruction that enforced segregation
Sharecropping Renting land from landowners and paying rent with a portion crop
Grandfather Clause Exceptions put in laws to help make changes easier
Involuntary Servitude Having to serve not by one's choice slavery
Deprive To remove or take away
Special Privileges Communities being allowed to do something others are not
Area of Control Jurisdiction, where one has influence
Abridge To take away shorten
Insurrection Rebellion against your own country
Due Process All the steps taken to preserve the rights of citizens
Naturalization to give the rights of being a citizen to someone not born in the U.S.
Obligation A promise,contract, or sense of duty
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