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Jim Crow Laws | Laws written so that Southern Blacks would NOT be allowed to vote. |
Reconstruction | A term used to describe a 10 year period following the Civil War. |
Klu Klux Klan (KKK) | A racist organization formed following the Civil War. |
13th Amendment | 1st Civil War Amendment - slaver no longer allowed |
14th Amendment | Known as the due process amendment. |
15th Amendment | Voting Rights Amendment |
Black Codes | Southern Laws regulating the behavior of Black people. |
Sharecroppers | Farming system put in place after the Civil War. |
Carpetbaggers | Northerners who came South to take advantage of the money making opportunities. |