social studies

Reconstruction

The period of time following the Civil War in which the South rebuilt and rejoined the Union.

Sharecropping

A system in which a person, usually a freedman, uses the land owned by another exchange for a portion of the crops produced on the land plus related taxes

Amendment

To fix and amend the constitution

Klu klux klan

A group of white men who killed and tortured blacks to make them fear them and prevent them from voting. They did this so the White League could win

Freedmen’s bureau

People who helped Freedman start their lives and tried to help them survive. They gave food, clothes, shelter, money, and official marriages. They also allowed them to choose their own names, and help them find their family

Black codes

Restrictive Laws that were used to control and limit opportunities for Attican AmericanS

Freedman

A former slave that is now free

Carpetbagger

Northerners that go to the south to help the freedmen

Segregation

Forced to separate from different groups

Precedent

An example used for following situations