Reconstruction Flashcards
1
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13th Amendment
A
Made slavery illegal and ended it thorughout the U.S.
2
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14th Amendment
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Guarenteed citizenship to all Americans born in the U.S. or living there.
3
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15th Amendment
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Gives all citizens the right to vote
4
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Freedmen’s Bureau
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A U.S. government agency that aided freed slaves
5
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Ku Klux Klan
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An extremist group that discriminated against blacks
6
Q
Plessy vs. Ferguson
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A surpreme court decision that upheld the doctorine “seperate but equal”
7
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Segregation
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The concept of blacks and whites being seperated with different rights
8
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Literacy Test
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Testing U.S. citizens of their literacy when voting, used to prevent blacks from voting
9
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Poll Tax
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A tax fee voters had to pay to send their ballot, used to prevent blacks from voting
