Reconstruction ch 22 Flashcards

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Reconstruction

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The years after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states became part of the Union again and the South was rebuilt

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Rejoined

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To join again or become part of again

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Equal rights

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People are equal and have the same importance and the same rights that other people have

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Segregation

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The act of setting apart. African Americans and whites were forced into separate schools and could not eat or be together

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Salaries

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Money people earn at the jobs they do

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13th Amendment

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Abolish slavery

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abolish

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to get rid of

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Image of a prohibition sign

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Symbol representing the concept of abolishing or prohibiting something

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14th Amendment

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Said that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal rights

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Image of a baby with text "Birth + U.S. = U.S. Citizen"

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Illustration of the 14th Amendment's principle of citizenship by birth