who
president during the Civil War
a northerner who went to the south to profit from reconstruction
carpet bagger
a line separating the south and the north
Mason Dixon Line
Comes from Latin word meaning I forbid. Presidents use this to nullify a law.
veto
legalized voting for black men
15th amendment
became president after Lincoln's assassination
Andrew Johnson
a hate group that terrorized newly freed slaves
Antebellum
to remove a president from office
impeach
13th amendment
this man assassinated Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
a group of people organized to assist newly freed slaves
After the Civil War was over what part of the country suffered the most damage?
The south
when there were separate facilities and assigned locations for blacks and whites
segregation
declared that no state can take away the rights of anyone
14th amendment
Name two famous black leaders we studied.
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Ida B. Wells
unreasonable laws that legalized segregation
Jim Crowe Laws
The college led by Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
when someone looks down on someone of a different culture or race
racism