Ch. 15 Reconstruction Terms

Emancipation Proclamation

• a declaration which freed enslaved people in the South

• a law that allowed slavery in the North

• a treaty between the North and South

• a speech advocating for civil rights

Civil Rights

• Rights belonging to all citizens

• Privileges granted by the government

• Rights that can be revoked

• Special rights for certain groups

Freedmen's Bureau

• created to help former slaves adjust to freedom

• an organization that promoted segregation

• a military unit during the Civil War

• a government agency for land redistribution

Veto

• a bill refused by the president

• a law passed by Congress

• a proposal for new legislation

• a judicial review of a law

Black Codes

• laws passed in the south limiting African-Americans

• laws promoting civil rights for African-Americans

• laws regulating trade in the southern states

• laws aimed at integrating schools in the south

amendment

• a change made to a law, bill, or document

• a formal agreement between two parties

• a type of legal document used in court

• a process of removing a law entirely

Reconstruction

• Era after the Civil War in which the South had great changes

• Period of economic stability in the North

• Time of peace treaties between the North and South

• Era of industrialization in the United States

Thirteenth Amendment

• made slavery illegal in the United States

• established the right to vote for all citizens

• abolished the income tax

• granted women the right to vote

Andrew Johnson

• Democrat from Tennessee who became president

• Republican from Ohio who became president

• Independent from California who became president

• Democrat from New York who became president