Chapter 17

2. this made slavery illegal. was very important to making all people equal.
4. a secret society. opposed civil rights that benefited African Americans.
5. sharing the crop. landowners provided the land, tools, and supplies, and the workers provided the labor.
11. a process. was used to readmit former U.S. states.
12. this was a court case. said segregation was allowed if "seperate-but-equal" facilities were provided.
18. an amendment. included 6 provisions
19. a special tax. people had to pay this before they could vote

1. wanted to force change. specifically in the south.
3. vice president for abe lincon. was sworn into office after the assassination of abe lincon.
6. amendment an amendment. gave African American people the right to vote.
7. the forced seperation of whites and blacks. specifically in public places.
8. an act. provided African Americans the same rights as white people. it only did this for men.
9. a set of laws. divided the south into 5 districts.
10. an agency for freed people. also included certain poor people in the south.
13. a procces. is used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
14. a law that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans. every southern state had this.
15. an African American politician. was the first African American in the U.s. Senate.
16. offered southeners amnesty. was for illegal acts supporting rebellion.
17. a "type" of law. they enforced segregation.