Reconstruction

the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

made slavery illegal in the US

Granted CITIZENSHIP to African Americans

gave black men the right to vote

Members of Congress who wanted to punish the south after the civil war

Members of Congress who wanted to punish the south after the civil war

Laws that took away freedmen's rights after the civil war

Southerns who supported reconstruction

Northerns who moved South during Reconstruction for their own personal growth

Republicans broke up the South into 5 military districts during Reconstruction to make sure the South was following the laws

When land owners rented land to freedmen charging them a percentage of their profit. It was a way to keep them in poverty

a tas on voting. It was meant to stop blacks from voting

a reading and writing test meant to stop black men from voting

Court case that said that separate but equal was ok. It started segregation and led to JIm Crow laws

Laws that started segregation (separation of blacks and whites in many places)

A group of white men in the south who made life difficult for freedmen in the southern states. The Klan targeted African Americans and used

The president that officially ended Reconstruction. He promised to remove the Union troops from the South

means to formally charge someone with a cime. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES can impeach the president

President after Lincoln who was impeached but not removed because he fired somone without premission of Congress