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Reconstruction
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 13th Amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | gave citizenship to all people |
| 15th Amendment | gave the right to vote to all people |
| Abolish | to get rid of |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President (Wanted Slavery to end) |
| Andrew Johnson | 17 President (Assumed presidency after Lincoln was assassinated) |
| Assassinate | murder in sudden or secret attack |
| Civil War | a war between citizens of the same country |
| Confederacy | the southern states that wanted to keep slavery |
| Disenfranchise | a take away legal rights |