Laws
This amendment is the first time the word "slavery" was used in the Constitution
What is the 13th Amendment?
The 16th President of the United States
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The Commander in Chief of the Union army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This allowed for race to not block the right of citizen to vote in the United States
What is the 15th Amendment?
This person, who served as the 17th president, convinced confederate states to rejoin the Union and add more seats in Congress.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This group was created during Reconstruction to promote white supremacy and discriminate against the social advancement of Black people.
What is the Ku Klux Klan? (Knights of White Camelia, and Red Shirts are similar)
Passed in Congress on June 13th, 1866, this amendment made birth the right to citizenship in the United States.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Act created by Ulysses S. Grant that calimed a compaany's acrticles may contain provision.
What is the Protection of Entrenched Businesses?
After the Civil War, these laws were made in some states to heavily restrict the rights of Black people
What are the Black Codes or Jim Crow laws?