Unit 2 Vocab Review

Front

Radical Republicans

Back

Wanted to extend rights to freedmen and punish southerners for rebelling. 

Front

Black Codes

Back

Unwritten rules to limit freed slaves on marrying, voting, etc. during Reconstruction. 

Front

Freedmen’s Bureau

Back

This established schools, hospitals, and aid for freed slaves.

Front

13th amendment

Back

Abolished slavery. 

Front

14th amendment

Back

Gave African Americans citizenship. 

Front

15th amendment

Back

Granted African Americans the right to vote.

Front

Carpetbaggers

Back

Northerners who moved south to take advantage of the economy and help freemen. 

Front

Civil Rights of 1866

Back

Defines that all citizens are equal under the law. 

Front

Jim Crow Laws

Back

State and local laws that enforced segregation. 

Front

O.O. Howard

Back

Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau to help former slaves.