CH 15 RECONSTRUCTION (REBUILDING AFTER CIVIL WAR)

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  1. 6. Laws passed in the Southern states after the Civil War that limited the rights of African Americans
  2. 9. To formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing, which could lead to their removal from office
  3. 11. A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party. They were often seen as traitors by other white Southerners
  4. 12. The process of bringing different groups of people together, especially different races, so they have equal opportunities and are not separated
  5. 13. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and bring the Confederate states back into the Union
  6. 14. Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War
  7. 15. A system where a farmer rents land and pays the landowner with a share of the crops they grow. This often kept formerly enslaved people in poverty
  8. 20. The right to vote
  9. 21. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on things like race, religion, or gender
  10. 24. The United States of America as one country. During the Civil War, it referred to the states that remained loyal to the federal government
  11. 25. When the army controls an area, often used in the South during Reconstruction to enforce new laws
  12. 26. A test of reading and writing skills that was sometimes required before people could vote. These tests were often unfairly used to prevent African Americans from voting
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  1. 1. The act of bringing people or groups back together after a conflict
  2. 2. A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution
  3. 3. A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, sometimes to help with Reconstruction but often seen as trying to profit from the situation
  4. 4. A federal agency created to help formerly enslaved people with things like food, housing, education, and medical care after the Civil War
  5. 5. A secret organization that used violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
  6. 7. The act of separating people based on race or other differences
  7. 8. The status of being a legal member of a country, with rights and responsibilities
  8. 10. A group of Republicans in Congress who believed the South should be punished for the Civil War and that African Americans should have full equality
  9. 16. The group of 11 Southern states that seceded (left) the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War
  10. 17. An official pardon (forgiveness) for people who have committed a crime, often used for large groups of people
  11. 18. The act of ending slavery
  12. 19. The basic rights that all citizens have under the law, such as freedom of speech and the right to vote
  13. 22. To officially approve or accept a document, like an amendment to the Constitution
  14. 23. A fee that people had to pay in order to vote. This was used to prevent poor African Americans from voting