Reconstruction Vocab

2. Government department or organization that is given a specific job
4. Saving; to keep in existence
7. A change to the Constitution (27 total)
8. Liberties Rights guaranteed to every citizen- these rights are protected by the law
10. the act of doing away with or putting an end to (as in slavery)
13. amendment law that says everyone born in the United States is a citizen and must be treated fairly under the law
14. amendment law that says people cannot be stopped from voting because of their race, color, or if they were previously enslaved
15. Education Education that teaches job skills
16. to deprive someone of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote
17. tax a fee that a person had to pay to be allowed to vote in an election

1. The separation of people by race
3. Forgiveness; to make up
5. To treat others differently or unfairly
6. Troops United States military soldiers
9. Codes unfair laws passed in Southern states right after the Civil War to control newly freed Black people
11. “REBUILD” – 12 years after the Civil War when former Confederate states were brought back to the United States (1865-1877)
12. Public Office To have a government job
14. amendment law that ended the practice of slavery in the US