Reconstruction

Reconstruction means

• to take apart

• to paint

• to rebuild/ build again

• to sell to slaves

Abraham Lincoln’s goal was to

• stop the slaves

• to free the poor whites

• to free the women to vote

• to unite southern states with the Union.

Andrew Johnson wanted to do what with the south?

• humiliate the wealthy southerners

• give money to the southerners

• reunite the south

• stop the war

African Americans wanted to

• be slaves

• leave the country

• reunite with their family, build churches, and be treated equal

• food

The 13th Amendment

• Freedmen bureau

• abolished whites

• abolished slavery

• abolish everyone

The 14th Amendment

• Granted citizenship to everyone

• Granted citizenship to women

• Granted citizenship to men

• Granted citizenship to black men

The 15th Amendment

• gave white men and white women the right to vote

• gave black men and black women the right to vote

• gave black women the right to vote

• gave men the right to vote

Freedmen’s Bureau

• helped poor African Americans

• helped the rich

• bought food for the plantation owners

• helped blacks and poor whites