vocab words
What was segregation
Separation of people based on race
what is another word for the right to vote
sufferage
what did the 13th Amendment do
Abolished slavery
what did Slave States do
Allowed slavery
Enslaved people were treated as property
what was the Reconstruction period
The period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt
what was the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848
First major women’s rights gathering
what did the 14 amendment do
Gave citizenship and equal protection under the law
what did free states do
Did not allow slavery
what are a few things slaves cant have/do
No right to vote, own land, or get an education
what was an Abolitionist
A person who wanted to end slavery
what did the 19th amendment do
Gave women the right to vote
what did the 15th Amendment do
Gave black men the right to vote
what did the Missouri Compromise do
kept the amount of slave and free states equal
how did some slaves escape
Many risked their lives to escape through the Underground Railroad
what is Suffrage
The right to vote
What did the Jim Crow laws do?
the Jim crow laws enforced racial segregation in the South and Made it hard for black people to vote, go to school, or use public facilities
what did Freedmen’s Bureau do
Helped former slaves with education, housing, and jobs
what was the Emancipation
The act of setting someone free
what were Black Codes
Laws that restricted African Americans’ rights after the Civil War