Across
- 3. tax african americans had to pay before voting
- 4. banned slavery and made forced labor illegal
- 7. secret racist society who used violence against african americans
- 8. 10% of each states voters had to swear loyalty to the union states had to ratify 13th amendment former confederates who swore an oath to union were forgiven
- 11. test african americans had to pass before being able to vote
- 13. southerner who opposed secession
- 14. 50% of voters in each state had to swear loyalty to the union people who fought for the confederacy did not have a right to vote had to pass reconstruction amendments
- 15. northeners who went south for $, land, politics
- 16. north finding a way to put the country back together after the civil war
Down
- 1. amnesty for former confederates southern states had to ratify 13th amendment allowed former confederate leaders to run for office
- 2. states had to ratify 13th and 14th amendments sent military into southern states to help newly freed slaves begin to vote and start a life 51% of citizens in each state had to swear loyalty to the union
- 4. allowed african american males the right to vote
- 5. assassinated president lincoln in fords theater
- 6. if your grandfather could vote before 1867 you could vote
- 9. granted citizenship to african americans
- 10. provided assistance and relief for people who were affected by the war defended freedmen and helped them start their new lives
- 12. former slave who exchanged crops for land