Reconstruction
Important Vocabulary
Reconstruction: the period following the civil war
Impeach: accused
13th Amendment: Abolished slavery
14th Amendment: basically reinforced that the Bill of Rights apply to the national government and all states. This made all former slaves citizens.
15th Amendment: gave all African American men the right to vote.
Jim Crow laws: made white and black people both free but separated. (segregation)
Impeach: accused
13th Amendment: Abolished slavery
14th Amendment: basically reinforced that the Bill of Rights apply to the national government and all states. This made all former slaves citizens.
15th Amendment: gave all African American men the right to vote.
Jim Crow laws: made white and black people both free but separated. (segregation)
Free Citizens Vote
13th Amendment "Free" |
14th Amendment" Citizens" |
15th Amendment "Vote" |
A Mile in their Shoes
Ex-Confederate Soldier |
Carpetbagger
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Facts:
1. supported the south 2 .Carpetbaggers and Scalawags didn't like them. 3. War tore home, farms, and family apart. Quotes "restoring your farm and family to their rightful place in society.” |
Facts
1 from the north 2.works with scalawags 3.freedom men respect them Quotes:" The military districts offer you an added personal gain. The ex-Confederate, will loathe or detest you and your power. Don’t be rude. Remember that they’ve just lost a war" |
Freedom Men |
Women in the United States
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Facts
1: Emancipation Proclamation changed their lives. 2.Carpetbagger and Scalawags are respected but want to much from these people 3. Don't like the ex-confederate soldiers. Quotes:"As Freedmen or ex-slaves, you are realizing your life has changed" |
Facts:
1. Found in the same place before and after the war 2. Mad the freedman have the right to vote 3. Want men and women to have the same rights Quotes: “Of all the desolate conditions of the human heart, few can compare with the feeling that you have no country, no flag, an exile in the land of your birth" |