| A | B |
| dred scott decision | ruled slaves not citizens |
| battle of gettysburg | turning point of civil war |
| 13th amendment | abolished slavery |
| 14th amendment | granted slaves citizenship |
| 15th amendment | right to vote cannot be denied because of race |
| black codes | limited african american rights in the south |
| Andrew Johnson | Reconstruction President |
| Abraham Lincoln | Civil war President |
| Great Migration | African Americans move from the South to the North |
| Homestead Act | gve 160 acres to anyone willing to settle it |
| compromise of 1877 | regulated Railroad monopolies |
| Dawes Act | forced Native Americans to assimilate to American culture |