| A | B |
|---|
| Citizenship | To be able to become a citizen of a country |
| 15th Amendment | Change in the Constitution that guarantees the right to vote |
| Black Codes | Laws passed in southern states and local communities intended to limit freedom of former slaves (before the Civil War Amendments) |
| Scalawag | Southerner who was a Republican; tried to take advantage of the conditions that existed in the South during Reconstruction |
| Freedman's Bureau | Organization started by the federal government intended to help all poor after the Civil War (especially former slaves) |
| 13th Amendment | Change in the Constitution that abolished slavery in the US |
| Frederick Douglass | I worked to get the Civil Rights Act 0f 1866 passed. |
| Civil Right Act of 1866 | Law passed by Congress intended to give all African Americans the same rights as white American; vetoed by Andrew Johnson. |
| Reconcile | To make amends after a disagreement |
| Robert E. Lee | I worked to reunite the country; believed the future was in educating the youth |
| Reconstruction | The process of reuniting the country after the Civil War |
| Carpet Baggers | Northerners who came south to take advantage of the conditions to make money |
| Abe Lincoln | I wanted to reunited the country as quickly as possible; I died before I could make this happen |
| 14th Amendment | A change in the Constitution that defined citizenship and provided for Equal protection. |
| Jim Crow Laws | Passed after the Civil War amendments; intended to make segregation/discrimination legal in the South. |
