Vocabulary
Civil Rights
Equal rights
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery
What is Radical Reconstruction?
When the United States congress took control of Reconstruction in the south after the Civil War.
Who was trying to limit the rights of African-Americans?
Racist groups like the KKK.
When was the 13th amendment passed?
December 18, 1865
Reconstruction
Process of readmitting the former Confederate Stated to the Union
14th Amendment
It gave citizenship to people born and naturalized in the United States
Which party supported radical reconstruction?
Republicans because of Radical Republicans.
What was the name for the state laws that limited the freedom of African-Americans?
The black codes.
When was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865
Segregation
Separating African Americans and whites from each other
15th Amendment
It gave African American men the right to vote
What was radical reconstruction in response to?
The Black Codes.
Who were the Black Codes passed by?
The southern states.
When was the 14th amendment passed?
June 13, 1866
Carpetbaggers
Northern Republicans who moved to the South after the war
What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments together change for African Americans' rights?
They gave them most of the same rights as everyone else.
Who were the leaders of Radical Reconstruction?
Thaddeus Steven and Charles Sumner
What’s amendment did the black codes violate?
The second amendment.
When was the 15th amendment passed?
February 3, 1870.
Scalawags
What else did the 14th Amendment do other than granting citizenship?
Gave them equal protection under laws
what was the main goal of radical reconstruction?
to give African-Americans equal rights.
Why was the contract that African-Americans had to sign not fair?
because they gave them similar working conditions to slavery.
When was the KKK created?
1866