Reconstruction Vocab

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Right to vote for all citizens

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15th amendment

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Time period of rebuilding the South

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Reconstruction

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Preserved the Union over punishing the South. 16th president.

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Lincoln

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Gov. agency aiding African Americans' transition from slavery.

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Freedman's Bureau

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Post-war, urged Southerners to reconcile as Americans. Commander of Confederate Army.

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Lee

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Laws in the South to control freedmen

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Black Codes

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Banned slavery in the U.S.

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13th amendment

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Northerners who moved South to exploit the region.

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Carpetbaggers

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Grants citizenship to all born in the US and ensures equal protection

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14th amendment

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Granted full citizenship to African Americans and allowed federal intervention in state affairs to protect their rights.

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Civil Rights Act of 1866