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Reconstruction Vocab
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| 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 rights |
| Reconstruction Act Of 1867 | Gave A.A men the right to vote,No former Confederate leaders could hold office or vote. |
| Freedmen’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 males the right to vote (included African Americans) |