Civil War/Reconstruction Vocab

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Laws in 1866 restricting freedom of newly freed African Americans

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Black Codes

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Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, profiting and creating societal tensions.

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Carpetbaggers

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Amendment (1865) that ended slavery in the U.S.

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13th Amendment

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Amendment (1868) granting citizenship and rights to freed African Americans

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14th Amendment

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Amendment (1870) stating no American can be denied the right to vote based on race

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15th Amendment

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Congress members advocating full citizenship and voting rights for African Americans, with strict Southern regulations.

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Radical Republicans

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Act (1867) placing South under military rule, barring secession supporters from voting.

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Reconstruction Act

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Period post-Civil War (1865-1877) when Northern leaders planned governance for the South and readmission of Southern states.

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Reconstruction

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Mocking term for white Southern Republicans

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Scalawags

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System where landowners provide tools, land, and supplies to landless individuals in exchange for living space and a share of crops, leading to debt and dependence.

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Sharecropping