Reconstruction Vocabulary- Finazzo

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The amendment that ended slavery in the United States.

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13th

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The amendment that gave citizenship and equal protection under the law to former slaves/African Americans

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14th

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The amendment that granted African-American men the right to vote.

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15th

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Laws passed directly after the Civil War that restricted former slaves' freedoms and opportunities.

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Black Codes

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State and local laws making segregation legal/acceptable.

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Jim Crow laws

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A government organization put in place to support former slaves in getting food, shelter, education, etc.

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Freedmen's Bureau

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A secret group of white men that used violence and terror against African Americans.

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Ku Klux Klan

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When racial groups are separated from one another, this is called _____________.

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segregation

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This was the rebuilding and healing of the United States after the Civil War.

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Reconstruction

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Literacy tests, poll taxes and the grandfather clause were all restrictions/violations of what amendment?

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15th