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Unit 12 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Wilkes Booth | southerner that assassinated Lincoln at Ford's theater |
| 13th amendment | officially abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law for African Americans |
| 15th amendment | African American men could vote |
| ten percent plan | Lincoln's plan for reconstruction and it made it easy for southern states to join the union |
| Andrew Johnson | Lincolns vice president |
| Andrew Johnson | his plan for reconstruction was to lenient, encouraged states to pass black codes; vetoed legislation passed by congress |
| Radical Republicans | group of congressmen whose reconstruction plan was too harsh on the south and they impeached Andrew Johnson |
| Black Codes | laws passed by individual states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans |
| Military Construction Act | law passed by congress that divided the southern states into five military districts until they ratified the 14th and 15th amendment |