Reconstruction Flashcards
1
Q
What is Reconstruction?
A
the time after the Civil War when Congress made laws to rebuild the country and reunite the Southern states with the Union.
2
Q
What is segregation?
A
Separation of people, usually based on race or religion
3
Q
discrimination
A
Unfair difference in the treatment of people
4
Q
What were the Jim Crow laws?
A
They were laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against non-whites.
5
Q
What was a poll tax?
A
A tax that had to be paid in order to vote
