| A | B |
| Reconstruction | a period directly following the Civil War |
| Andrew Johnson | 17th president of the USA |
| Tennessee | Johnson's state |
| Thirteenth Amendment | law that stated slaves were free |
| Radical Republicans | members of Congress who wanted former slaves to have equal rights |
| Black Codes | Southern laws restricting the rights of Blacks |
| Southern military districts | ruled by U.S. general and federal troops |
| Southern farms, railroads and cities | destroyed during the Civil War |
| 5 | number of Southern military districts |
| The Union | The United States of America |
| Economy | how an area makes and spends money |
| discrimination | the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people |