Reconstruction

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Which amendment abolished slavery?

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13th

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What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?

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Radical Republicans

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The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to

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African American men

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Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called--

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Black codes

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Who was the first African American to serve in the US senate?

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Hiram Revels

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The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--

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Ku Klux Klan

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Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--

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ended Reconstruction

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Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--

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Jim Crow Laws

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How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?

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It protected African Americans as equal citizens.

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Overall, Reconstruction--

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brought changes to the Constitution that were difficult to enforce.