1. Warm Up ( )
Label your paper with today’s title notes and the date. Copy down the vocabulary and definition into your notebook under the heading “Daily Vocabulary”
RECONSTRUCTION – the reorganization of and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
AMNESTY – the granting of pardon to a large number of persons; protection from prosecution for an illegal act
FREEDMEN – a freed man from slavery

2. Warm Up ( )
Label your paper with today’s title notes and the date. Copy down the vocabulary and definition into your notebook under the heading “Daily Vocabulary”
CARPETBAGGERS – Name given to Northerners who moved to the South to support the Republicans and Reconstruction
SCALAWAGS – Name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
BLACK CODES – laws passed in the South aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
MARTIAL LAW – the law applied by military forces in occupied territory or in an emergency

3. Warm Up (2.1.17) 13TH AMENDMENT – prohibited slavery
14TH AMENDMENT – made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law
IMPEACH – to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
POLL TAX – a tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before a person could vote

4. Warm Up (2.2.17)
15TH AMENDMENT – guaranteed African Americans the right to vote
INTEGRATION – ending separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society
SEGREGATION – the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
LYNCHING – causing death to a person by the illegal action of a mob