Reconstruction
Important Vocabulary:
Reconstruction: A time period after the civil war that reconstructed the states and the society of the south.
Impeach:When an official is accused of doing an unlawful action
13th Amendment: freed all slaves
14th Amendment: slaves became citizens
15th Amendment: gave slaves the right to vote
Jim Crow Laws:racial segregation or racial separation laws
Reconstruction: A time period after the civil war that reconstructed the states and the society of the south.
Impeach:When an official is accused of doing an unlawful action
13th Amendment: freed all slaves
14th Amendment: slaves became citizens
15th Amendment: gave slaves the right to vote
Jim Crow Laws:racial segregation or racial separation laws
Free Citizens Vote
13th Amendment="Free"
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14th Amendment="Citizens"
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15th Amendment="vote"
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A mile in their shoes
Ex-Confederate Soldier:
Facts:
Quote: "I went home to find everything broken. My home was in ruins, my family was torn up, I even lost my slaves. This is horrible, I went to war, and when i came back, i had lost nearly everything." |
Carpetbagger:
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Freedman:
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Women:
Facts:
Quote:"I don't get it, no matter how hard we try to get an amendment passed for the sake of women, it just doesn't happen. We might not be men, but we are still people. Do they not understand that the proposition all men are created equal goes for all people, and women are people?" |