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| Abraham Lincoln | The former president declared the freedom of slaves and called for the start of reconstruction |
| Frederick Douglas | This former slave fought for the equal rights of former slaves |
| Andrew Johnson | Became the President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated |
| Robert E. Lee | Helped the South win many important battles with his great tactic. A general in the confederate army. |
| Freedmen's Bureau | This government organization helped freed slaves during the period of reconstruction |
| racism | a belief that a person or group is better than others due to a trait such as skin color, culture, or religion |
| reconstruction | The years between 1865-1877 when the nation reunited and rebuilt itself after the Civil War |
| amendment | a formal change or addition to the US Constitution |
| 13th amendment | This amendment ended slavery. |
| 14th amendment | This amendment defines citizenship and gives the equal protection of the laws. |
| 15th amendment | This amendment declared that all men can vote in elections. |
| Black Codes | Laws created to limit the rights of newly freed slaves after the Civil War |
| Ku Klux Klan | A white supremacy group that targeted violence against African Americans. |
| sharecropper | A farmer who pays for using a piece of land with a percentage of the crop grown on the land |
