Reconstruction Era Vocabulary & Key Terms

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Outlawed slavery everywhere

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13th Amendment

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Citizenship and equal protection in the US

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14th Amendment

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Right to vote for all citizens, regardless of race

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15th Amendment

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Formal pardon for political offenses

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Amnesty

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Being in control of your own life; freedom, moral independence

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Autonomy

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Local laws limiting rights of black people post-Civil War

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Black Codes

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Laws separating whites and blacks (late 1800s-1960s)

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Jim Crow Laws

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Separation due to circumstances or customs

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De Facto Segregation

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Separation by law

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De Jure Segregation

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Money required to vote in some Southern states

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Poll Tax