Reconstruction
rebuilding the south
Abraham Lincoln
• Reconstruction
plan calling
for reconciliation
• Preservation of the Union
was more important than
punishing the South
Robert E. Lee
• Urged Southerners to reconcile
with Northerners at the end of the
war and reunite as Americans
when some wanted to continue to
fight.
• Became president ofWashington
College, which is now known
asWashington and Lee University
Frederick Douglass
• Fought for adoption of
constitutional amendments
that guaranteed voting rights
•Was a powerful voice for
human rights and civil
liberties for all
Civil Rights Amendments
th
13
Amendment
no one
shall be a
slave
Civil Rights Amendments
th
14
Amendment
all people born
in the United
States are
citizens
Civil Rights Amendments
th
15
Amendment
all male
citizens have
the right to
vote
Who was
Jim Crow?
Jim Crow Laws
laws that segregated
people by race
Taking Away Black Civil Rights
Black Codes
black codes:
laws that made
blacks still feel
like slaves
Taking Away Black Civil Rights
Poll Tax
Poll tax:
money you
had to pay to
vote
Taking Away Black Civil Rights
Literacy Test
Literacy Test:
reading
and writing test
you had to pass to
be able to vote
Taking Away Black Civil Rights
Grandfather Clause
Grandfather Clause:
if your father or
grandfather voted in the
1866 or 1867 elections,
you may vote too
Radical Republicans
wanted to send military to
th
th
south to enforce 14 and 15
amendments
*supported by AfricanAmericans!
carpetbaggers
northerner who came south to
help set up state governments
scalawag
southerner who supported
northern military coming to help
enforce 14th and 15th amendments