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Reconstruction Vocabulary These flashcards are based on the Virginia SOLs for U.S. History 1865-Present. They include the following terms and people: Reconstruction Radical Reconstruction Civil Rights Act of 1866 Sharecropping Freedmen Freedmen’s Bureau Black Codes Jim Crow Laws 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment KKK Abraham Lincoln Robert E. Lee Frederick Douglass Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson Scalawags Carpetbaggers Segregation Citizen I left this editable so you could INSERT duplicate slides and add your own terms! All of the illustrations came from Microsoft Clipart unless otherwise noted.

the process of rebuilding the South and reuniting the country after the Civil War

Reconstruction the process of rebuilding the South and reuniting the country after the Civil War

law that gave African Americans rights, and authorized the use of federal troops for its enforcement, to protect freedmen in the South

Civil Rights Act of 1866 law that gave African Americans rights, and authorized the use of federal troops for its enforcement, to protect freedmen in the South

a system of farming in the South where people rent farmland and pay their rent in crops

Sharecropping a system of farming in the South where people rent farmland and pay their rent in crops

organization set up by the federal government to help African Americans recover from the war, meeting immediate needs like clothing, food and shelter, and also helping them gain new skills, education, and jobs

Freedmen’s Bureau organization set up by the federal government to help African Americans recover from the war, meeting immediate needs like clothing, food and shelter, and also helping them gain new skills, education, and jobs

Laws passed by southern states to limit the rights of freedmen

Black Codes Laws passed by southern states to limit the rights of freedmen

abolished slavery in the USA

13th Amendment abolished slavery in the USA

said everyone born in United States is a citizen and entitled to equal rights under the law

14th Amendment said everyone born in United States is a citizen and entitled to equal rights under the law

gave black men the right to vote

15th Amendment gave black men the right to vote

time when Radical Republicans in Congress controlled Reconstruction and treated the South harshly X

Radical Reconstruction time when Radical Republicans in Congress controlled Reconstruction and treated the South harshly X

a secret organization in the South that wanted to keep former slaves powerless http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/detail/early-kkk.html

KKK Ku Klux Klan – a secret organization in the South that wanted to keep former slaves powerless http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/detail/early-kkk.html

the name for newly-freed slaves in the South

Freedmen the name for newly-freed slaves in the South

laws passed by southern state governments to segregate whites and blacks in all areas of life http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_plessy_1.html

Jim Crow Laws laws passed by southern state governments to segregate whites and blacks in all areas of life http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_plessy_1.html

President of USA in 1860- his election made the South mad enough to withdraw from country

Abraham Lincoln President of USA in 1860- his election made the South mad enough to withdraw from country

commander of Union Army, President of USA after Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant commander of Union Army, President of USA after Johnson

Lincoln’s Vice-President, who took over as President after Lincoln’s death. Not liked by Congress, who thought he was too easy on the South

Andrew Johnson Lincoln’s Vice-President, who took over as President after Lincoln’s death. Not liked by Congress, who thought he was too easy on the South

white southerners who supported Reconstruction

Scalawags white southerners who supported Reconstruction

separation

Segregation separation

former Confederate General, encouraged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners at the end of the war and reunite as Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_surrender_1_e.html

Robert E. Lee former Confederate General, encouraged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners at the end of the war and reunite as Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_surrender_1_e.html

People from the north who went south to help rebuild, AND to make money!

Carpetbaggers People from the north who went south to help rebuild, AND also to make money!

Fought for passage of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights for African Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html

Frederick Douglass Fought for passage of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights for African Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/douglass/aa_douglass_subj.html

someone who lives in the United States and is entitled to certain rights

Citizen someone who lives in the United States and is entitled to certain rights