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section 1

100

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States

13th amendment

200

These laws, passed in Southern states, restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans.

Black codes

300

This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.

14th

400

This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.

15th

500

This system allowed freedmen to farm land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops.

Sharecropping 

section 2

100

These elected officials were Southern whites who supported Reconstruction policies.

Scalawags

200

This compromise effectively ended Reconstruction by resolving the disputed 1876 election.

Compromise of 1877

300

This president was impeached after clashing with Congress over Reconstruction policies.

Andrew Jackson

400

This group used violence and intimidation to oppose Reconstruction and suppress Black voters.

KKK

500

This agency was created to help formerly enslaved people by providing food, education, and legal assistance.

Freedmen Bureau