Social Studies Reconstruction

man and woman who had been slaves

rebuilding of the South after the Civil War

Lincoln's plan that allowed a southern state to form a new government after 10% of it's voters swore an oath of loyalty to the US

government pardon

an 1864 plan for reconstruction that denied the right to vote or hole office to anyone who had volunteered to fight for the Confederate

a government agency formed during Reconstruction to help former slaves

an 1865 amendment to the US Constitution that bans slavery throughout the nation

an 1868 amendment to the US Constitution that guarantees equal protection under the laws

member of Congress During Reconstruction who wanted to ensure that the freedmen received the right to vote

Southern law that severely limited the tights of African Americans after the Civil War

an 1869 amendment to the US Constitution that forbids any state to deny African Americans the right to vote because of race