1. Reconstruction
rebuilding the south

2. Abraham Lincoln • Preservation of the Union was more important than
• Reconstruction plan calling for reconciliation
• Preservation of the Union was more important than
punishing the South

3. Robert E. Lee
• Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to continue to fight.
• Became president ofWashington College, which is now known asWashington and Lee University

4. Frederick Douglass • Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments
that guaranteed voting rights
•Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil
liberties for all

5. Civil Rights Amendments 13th Amendment
no one shall be a slave

6. Civil Rights Amendments 14th Amendment
all people born in the United States are citizens

7. Civil Rights Amendments 15th Amendment
all male citizens have the right to vote

8. Who was
Jim Crow?

9. laws that segregated people by race
Jim Crow Laws
laws that segregated
people by race

10. Taking Away Black Civil Rights Black Codes
black codes: laws that made blacks still feel like slaves

11. Taking Away Black Civil Rights Poll Tax
Poll tax: money you had to pay to vote

12. Taking Away Black Civil Rights Literacy Test
reading
and writing test you had to pass to be able to vote

13. Taking Away Black Civil Rights Grandfather Clause
Grandfather Clause: if your father or grandfather voted in the 1866 or 1867 elections, you may vote too

14. Radical Republicans
wanted to send military to south to enforce 14th and 15th amendments
*supported by African-Americans!

15. northerner who came south to help set up state governments
carpetbaggers
northerner who came south to help set up state governments

16. scalawag
southerner who supported northern military coming to help enforce 14th and 15th amendments