Reconstruction Era Vocabulary

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Reconstruction

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The time period from 1865-1877 after the Civil War focused on reuniting the country and building a post Civil War era world where the Southern States were part of the country (without slavery)

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Jim Crow laws

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State and local laws used by Southern states to enforce legalized segregation. (example: separate train cars for Black and White passengers)

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Racism

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The unfair treatment of a person or group based specifically on race

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Segregation

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The physical separation of groups of people

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Discrimination

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The unfair treatment of a group or person.

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Nativism

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Treating 'native-born' citizens better than immigrants (example: The belief that people born in New York should be given jobs instead of immigrants that just moved to the country)

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Ku Klux Klan

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A white supremacist group that used fear and violence to suppress African American's lives and freedoms during the Reconstruction Era

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13th Amendment

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Abolishes slavery

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14th Amendment

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Equal Citizenship rights for all people

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15th Amendment

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The right to vote cannot be denied based on race