Unit 8 Reconstruction Unit

2. - Former slaves who were granted freedom after the Civil War.
4. - Northern Republicans who moved to the South during Reconstruction to profit from the changes.
5. - A system where freedmen farmed land in exchange for a share of the crops, often leading to debt.
7. Republicans - A group of Congress members who pushed for harsh policies toward the South during Reconstruction.
10. of 1877 - The agreement that ended Reconstruction and led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
11. Klux Klan - A white supremacist group that used violence and intimidation to oppose Reconstruction and African American rights.
13. Amendment - Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.
14. - The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress (used by Andrew Johnson to block Reconstruction laws).

1. - The period following the Civil War when the Southern states were reintegrated into the Union.
3. - The separation of races, especially in public facilities, which was upheld after Reconstruction.
6. Codes - Laws passed in the South to restrict the rights of freed African Americans.
8. - The process of formally charging a president with misconduct in office (related to Andrew Johnson's case).
9. Tax - A tax that had to be paid in order to vote, used to limit African American voting rights.
12. Rights Act - A law passed in 1866 that aimed to protect the rights of African Americans.
13. Amendment - Abolished slavery in the United States.