Political Changes
Describe the 13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
these Freedmen chose to leave the south and head west. What was the name given to these people?
Exodusters
Poll Tax, Literacy Test, Grandfather Clause
these policies limited what?
Voting
This word describes the rebuilding of a community or country
Reconstruction
Describe the 14th Amendment
Made former slaves citizens
These Southerners formed groups collectively called KKK
Former Confederates
Southern Democrats
What did the Freedmen's Bureau provide
Food, Shelter, Legal Advice, Education, Back pay
This word describes an addition to the constitution
Amendment
Describe the 15th Amendment
Gave all males the right to vote
These Northerners move to the south in hopes of profiting from the Freedmen's Bureau
Carpetbaggers
Which amendment allowed for Freedmen to increase their political power
15th Amendment
This word describes a freed slave
Freedmen
How did White Southerners react to the increased political power
Black Codes
Ku Klux Klan
These were southern politicians who profited from programs meant to help Freedmen
Scalawags
What era does the flag "Stars and Bars" appear in history
Civil War
This word describes the right to vote
Suffrage
Hiram Revels was a black politician who became a Senator and increased political power in the senate. Which political group of people would be against this power?
Southerners
Southern Democrats
Provide a reason for Radical Republicans making southern states ratify the 14th Amendment in order to rejoin the Union.
To protect freed slaves and guarantee their freedom
in ways did the Freedmen's Bureau work?
Education, moving west, legal advice
This word is describes the rebel forces of the south
Confederates