vocab
laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
black codes
who is the general of the union
general grant
the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law
civil rights
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color or because the person was once enslaved
Fourteenth Amendment
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
Thirteenth Amendment
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color or because the person was once enslaved
Fifteenth Amendment