American History Vocabulary

5. The period during which the federal government controlled the states that had seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
8. Bill, a law that required a majority of prewar voters in Confederate states to swear loyalty to the Union before restoration could begin.
9. the act of bringing charges against a public official in order to determine whether he or she should be removed from office.

1. Bureau, a federal agency created to provide aid for emancipated slaves.
2. Amendment, the constitutional Amendment, ratified in February 1870, which guaranteed voting rights to all males regardless of race.
3. Republicans, a group of Republican political leaders dedicated to imposing harsh conditions on the states that had seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
4. Amendment, the constitutional Amendment, ratified in July 1868, which guaranteed citizenship status and rights to every person born in the United States, protected due process, and guaranteed equal protection of the law.
6. Codes, laws that restricted African Americans' rights and opportunities.
7. Rights Act of 1866, a law established federal guarantees of civil rights for all citizens.
10. Johnson, the vice president for Lincoln, became president once Lincoln died.