| A | B |
|---|
| 13th Amendment | Amendment to the US Constitution that abolished slavery |
| 14th Amendment | Amendment making anyone born in the US a US citizen |
| 15th Amendment | Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race |
| Black Codes | Laws passed in many southern states aimed at limiting the rights of African Americans (Freedmen) |
| Ku Klux Klan | A white supremicist organization that terrorized Freedmen, particularly in the South |
| Carpetbaggers | Northerners who traveled to the south during Reconstruction to make money off of Reconstruction efforts |
| Reconstruction | Period of rebuilding in the South after the Civil War |
| 10% Plan to Preserve the Union | Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction |
| Frederick Douglass | Former slave who fought for adoption of amendments for voting rights |
| Freedman's Bureau | Government agency established to aid former slaves |
| Andrew Johnson | Lincoln's vice-president who was later impeached |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Union general who later became President |
| Southern military leaders | They were not allowed to hold office after the Civil War |
| Gettysburg | Site of the Civil War's turning point battle |
| Southern Military Leaders | This group was not allowed to hold office after the war |
