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13 Cards in this Set
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15th amendement
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an 1869 amendment to the united states constitution that forbids any state to deny African American the right to vote because of race.
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reconstruction
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rebuilding of the south after the civil war.
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freedmen
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men and women who had been slaves.
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abraham lincoln
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16th president of the united states. he wanted the south to be part of the nation. he ended slavery. and he was assassinated
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john wilkes booth
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the man who assassinated Abe Lincoln.
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elctoral college
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group of electors from every state who meet every four years to vote for the president and vice president of the united states.
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radical republicans
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member of congress during reconstruction who wanted to ensure that freedmen recieved the right to vote.
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carpetbagger
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uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the south after the civil war.
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scalawags
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white southerner who supported the republicans during reconstruction.
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Ku Klux Klan(KKK)
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SECRET society organized in the south after the civil war to reassert white supremacy by means of violence.
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what does "impeach" mean?
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to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official.
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which president faced impeachment during reconstruction?
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Andrew Johnson
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what was the importance of Plessy vs. ferguson?
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an 1869 court case in which the supreme court ruled that segregation in public facilities was legal as long as the facilities were equal.
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