Reconstruction Vocab Words

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13th Amendment (1865)

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Abolished slavery in the United States.

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14th Amendment (1868)

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Granted U.S. citizenship to African-Americans or Black people.

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15th Amendment (1870)

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Gave African-American or Black men the right to vote.

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Black Codes

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Laws enacted in the South during Reconstruction that restricted the rights of freedmen.

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Congressional Reconstruction (1866-1867)

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Congress’s effort to reintegrate the Southern states into the Union.

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Military Reconstruction (1867-1877)

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Military oversight of the South’s reintegration, dividing it into military districts.

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Ratify

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To formally approve.

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Repeal

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To officially cancel a law.

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Constitutional Convention

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The 1787 meeting in Philadelphia to create a new Constitution.

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Freedmen’s Bureau

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Agency established in 1865 to assist former enslaved people.