Reconstruction Era Flashcards

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Goal of Reconstruction

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Rebuild the Southern states and help freed slaves

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President who wanted easy South rejoining

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Andrew Johnson

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Radical Republicans' goal during Reconstruction

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Equal rights for African Americans

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Group that helped former slaves

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Freedmen's Bureau

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13th Amendment

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Ended slavery

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14th Amendment

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Citizenship to everyone born in the U.S.

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15th Amendment

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African American men the right to vote

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Reason for Andrew Johnson's impeachment

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He broke a law about firing someone in his cabinet

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Black Codes

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Laws that limited African American rights

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Group using violence against African American voters

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