American Reconstruction

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Across
  1. 4. A tax that was required to be paid before someone could vote.
  2. 8. Laws established to help legalize racial segregation after the civil war.
  3. 9. Radical Republicans - 5 military districts, brought back all confederate states, republican governments became widespread
  4. 11. The period of U.S. history after the civil war
  5. 12. The South was split into 5 of these after the Civil War, each led by a Northern general.
  6. 13. The amendment that abolished slavery nationwide
Down
  1. 1. The separation of groups of people based solely on their race
  2. 2. Ten Percent Plan - 10% of voters had to pledge an oath to the U.S. before the state was readmitted to the union
  3. 3. The amendment that gave anyone born in the U.S. citizenship
  4. 5. Tests that were required before voting, most African Americans did not pass, restricting them from voting.
  5. 6. Presidential Plan - Pardons given to most southern citizens, established black codes.
  6. 7. The amendment that gave every U.S. citizen the right to vote
  7. 10. Laws established to remove the rights of former slaves after the end of the Civil War