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11 Cards in this Set
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Black Codes
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laws limiting the rights of former slaves in the south.
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Carpetbagger
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a Northerner who moved to the south to take part in Reconstruction governments
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Freedmen
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Men, women, and children who had once been slaves
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Freedmen's Bureau
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Created by Congress in 1865 to aid needy people in the South; most important work was education for former slaves.
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Andrew Jackson
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17th president; Differences with Congress about Reconstruction led to his being impeached, though he was found not guilty.
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Reconstruction
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The time after the Civil was during which the South was rebuilt
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Scalawag
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a rascal; someone who supports something for his or her own gain
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Sharecropping
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A system of working the land in which the worker was paid with a "SHARE" of the crop.
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13th Amendment (1865)
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ended slavery in the United States.
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14th Amendment (1868)
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Citizenship for African men; equal protection under the law
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15th Amendment (1870)
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Gave African Americcan men the right to vote.
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