Reconstruction Era (1865-1876)

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13th amendment

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Constitution amendment passed in 1865 that abolished slavery

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Freedmen's bureau

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Federal agency established to assist newly freed slaves by offering food, jobs, healthcare, schooling, etc.

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Black codes

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Laws passed in the Mississippi legislature that regulated the lives of newly freed slaves

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Radical reconstruction

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Radical Republicans began passing laws in 1867 that divided the south into five military districts, took away the leading rebels right to vote, and gave full citizenship to freed slaves

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14th amendment

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Constitutional amendment passed in 1868 that ensured equal protection under the law for all US citizens

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15 amendment

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Constitutional amendment passed in 1870 that prohibited the United States from denying voting rights to individuals on the basis of race

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Hiram revels

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First African-American US senator from 1870-1871

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Scalawags

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White Mississippians who joined the Republican Party and supported radical reconstruction

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Carpet baggers

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Northerners who moved to the south after the war to serve in public official roles and were viewed as exploitative by white southerners

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Ku Klux Klan

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Vigilante group that used violence and intimidation to discourage blacks from attending schools and expressing other newly achieve rights