History Flashcards
freedmen
the men and women who had been enslaved
Reconstruction
the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
amnesty
a government pardon
Freedmen’s Bureau
a government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves
Thirteenth Amendment
an 1865 amendment to the United States Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation
black codes
the southern laws that severely limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
black codes
the southern laws that severely limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
Radical Republican
a member of Congress during Reconstruction who wanted to break the power of wealthy southern plantation owners and ensure that freedmen received the right to vote
Fourteenth Amendment
an 1868 amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees equal protection of the laws