| A | B |
| Black Codes | Laws to control African-Americans |
| Radical Republicans | Those members of Congress that bitterly fought for Civil Rights |
| Thaddeus Stevens & Charles Sumner | Radical Republicans |
| Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Equality of Whites & Blacks, Rule Unconstitutional |
| 14th Amendment | Applies Bill of Rights to the States |
| Election of 1866 | Republicans take control of Congress |
| Reconstruction Acts | Divided South into 5 Military Districts |
| Andrew Johnson | 17th President; Impeached |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Elected in 1868 |
| 15th Amendment | Right to vote for Blacks |