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Reconstruction Vocabulary

Review your vocabulary terms from Reconstruction.

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13th AmendmentAmendment to the US Constitution that abolished slavery.
14th Amendmentn making anyone born in the US a US citizen.
15th AmendmentAmendment to the US Constitution that guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.
ImpeachTo bring formal charges against.
Poll TaxA fee required in many southern states in order to vote.
Literacy TestA test of reading and writing skills required in many southern states in order to vote.
Property RequirementA law passed in many southern states requiring the ownership of property in order to vote.
Black CodesLaws passed in many southern states aimed at limiting the rights of African Americans (Freedmen).
Jim Crow LawsLaws passed in many southern states that limited the rights of African Americans (Freedmen).
Ku Klux KlanA white supremicist organization that terrorized Freedmen, particularly in the south, after the Civil War.
Freedmen's BureauA government organization aimed at helping Freedmen with the transition to citizenship in the US.
SharecroppingAn agricultural system where land is rented to farm on and repayment takes the form of a share of crops produced by the land instead of cash.
CarpetbaggersNortherners who traveled to the south during Reconstruction to make money off of Reconstruction efforts.
ReconstructionPeriod of rebuilding in the South after the Civil War
RadicalA person with extreme political or religious views
TariffTax on imported goods
Ten Percent PlanLincoln's plan for Reconstructing requiring an oath of loyalty from 10% of former confederate state populations
Freedman's BureauOrganization set up by Radical Republicans to help African Americans after the Civil War
VetoTo reject a bill or proposed legislation
BiasA point of view that prevents unprejudiced thought
AmnestyOfficial policy of friendship that pardoned Confederate leaders
TreasonViolation of allegiance to one's government
ImpeachTo bring formal charges against
DebtMoney owed from one person or group to another
ConspiracyAn unlawful plan formulated in secret


Social Studies Teacher
Hanes Magnet School
Winston-Salem, NC

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