| A | B |
|---|
 | Carpetbagger |
 | Reconstruction Amendments |
| Abraham Lincoln | U. S. President during Civil War who thought preservation of the Union was more important that fighting. |
| Robert E. Lee | Confederate General who wanted the North and South to reconcile. Later became president of Washington College |
| Freedman's Bureau | Aided former slaves in the south |
| Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law. | Part of the 14th Amendment |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished slavery in the states and territories. |
| Frederick Douglass | Fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and a powerful voice of human rights. |
| 15th Amendment | Granted the right to vote to all citizens, except WOMEN! |
| Black Codes | Passed in South to limit rights of ex-slaves. |
| Compromise of 1877 | It ended Reconstruction. |
| Election of 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes elected president. |
| Southern military leaders could not hold office, African Americans could hold office, Northern soldiers supervised the South, and Southerns resented carpetbaggers. | Reconstruction policies and problems |
| Civil Rights Act of 1866 | African Americans gained equal rights and it authorized the use of Federal troops to enforce it. |
