SS8H6 Reconstruction

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What was the main goal of the 14th amendment?

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to give citizenship to former slaves

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What did the 15th amendment allow?

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all males to vote

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The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as

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Reconstruction

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This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling.

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Freedmen's Bureau

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The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans were:

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too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.

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Who wanted the north and the south to recoline?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who favored harsher punishment on the Reconstruction plans?

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Congress

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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

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Gave equal protection to all people

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What were Black Codes?

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laws that kept blacks from being able to vote, testify against whites in court or be a juror.

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Why did Georgia expel its black legislators?

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Said that the Georgia constitution allowed blacks to vote, but denied blacks the right to hold political office