Vocabulary
Reconstruction: the period after the Civil War, massive political, economic, and social rebuilding of the Southern states
Impeach: to try to remove a political officer from office for misconduct
13th Amendment: abolished slavery once and for all
14th Amendment: granted citizenship to all men; blacks and whites alike
15th Amendment: gave all men the right to vote, women still could not vote
Jim Crow Laws: racial, segregation laws, supported by the South, blacks were treated poorly
Impeach: to try to remove a political officer from office for misconduct
13th Amendment: abolished slavery once and for all
14th Amendment: granted citizenship to all men; blacks and whites alike
15th Amendment: gave all men the right to vote, women still could not vote
Jim Crow Laws: racial, segregation laws, supported by the South, blacks were treated poorly
Free Citizens Vote
A Mile in Their Shoes
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