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Reconstruction Vocab
Term | Definition |
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assassination | murder of a political or government leader |
Reconstruction | rebuilding and healing a country after war |
Andrew Johnson | became president after Lincoln was killed |
13 Amendment | Laws made by the South before the Civil War to keep African Americans from having rights. |
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 US Congress |
Freedman's Bureau | Formed to help freed slaves. It build hospitals and school |
Carpetbagger | people who came from the North to start businesses in the south |
scalawags | Southerners who supported Reconstruction |
14 Amendment | Gave African Americans citizenship and the Right to equal protection under the law |
15 Amendment |