| A | B |
|---|
| Civil War Years | The Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Civil War & Slavery | With Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, the war becomes about the abolition of slavery |
| Compromise of 1877 | Republican Rutherford B. Hayes will become president and will remove soldiers from the South, giving it back to the Democrats |
| Reconstruction Amendments | 13th Amendment (1865) outlaws slavery 14th Amendment (1868) guarantees citizenship to all born in the USA and the rights and protections it carries 15th Amendment (1870) guarantees the right to vote regardless of race Why is it important that these are amendments to the Constitution |
| 13th Amendment | 13th Amendment (1865) outlaws slavery |
| 14th Amendment | 14th Amendment (1868) guarantees citizenship to all born in the USA and the rights and protections it carries |
| 15th Amendment | 15th Amendment (1870) guarantees the right to vote regardless of race |
| Reconstruction Years | Reconstruction 1865-1877 |
