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Reconstruction Era and Related Terms

Reconstruction Era and Related Terms

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History

12th Grade

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Cydney Gobourne Doughty

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1.

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Reconstruction (1865–1877)

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The period after the Civil War when the U.S. government attempted to reintegrate the Southern states and rebuild the nation while addressing the rights of formerly enslaved people.

2.

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13th Amendment (1865)

Back

Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

3.

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14th Amendment (1868)

Back

Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

4.

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15th Amendment (1870)

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Prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

5.

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Freedmen’s Bureau

Back

A federal agency established in 1865 to provide aid, education, and assistance to formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South.

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Black Codes

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Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the freedom and economic opportunities of African Americans.

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Jim Crow Laws

Back

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the South from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.

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