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Ch,17 &19 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | the effort after the civil war to reoganize the seceded states and bring them back into the union |
| pardon | a official release from punishment for a crime |
| provisional government | a temporay goverment |
| nullify | to cancel |
| Juneteenth | June 19th the date celebrated as the anniversary of emancipation day for enslaved people in Texas |
| freedman | a formerly enslaved person |
| black codes | laws limting the rights of African American passed by southern governments after the civil war |