Ch. 12: The Reconstruction Amendments

black codes-

laws created in the South that limited the civil rights and freedoms of newly freed slaves-

13th amendment-

passed in 1865, abolished slavery throughout the nation-

Emancipation Proclamation-

Abraham Lincoln, only freed persons held as slaves in rebelling states-

Dred Scott Case (1857)-

slaves were not citizens, they were property-

14th amendment-

passed in 1868, all former slaves are citizens, all citizens are entitled to "due process", Bill of Rights protections must be followed by the states-

due process-

rights cannot be taken away by any government without a trial by jury for all people accused of wrongdoing

equal protection clause

the protections you have in the Bill of Rights must be followed by the federal government AND THE STATES

15th amendment

African American (black) males can vote

Reconstruction Amendments

passes after Civil War: abolished slavery, slaves are citizens, slaves can vote