Reconstruction Vocab

2. Laws in the South that enforced segregation and unequal treatment of African Americans after Reconstruction.
4. Taking away someone’s right to vote.
5. The act of making peace and coming back together after a fight or conflict.
6. The rights that belong to every citizen, such as equal treatment under the law and the right to vote.
8. To officially approve or accept something, like an amendment.
10. A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.
11. The time after the Civil War (1865–1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and bring the Southern states back into the Union.
12. W written plan for how the government works.
13. The forced separation of people, usually by race, in schools, housing, or public places.

1. Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
3. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that ended slavery, gave citizenship, and protected voting rights.
7. The act of freeing enslaved people.
9. A government decision to forgive people for crimes, often related to politics or war.