Vocabulary and Definitions of Reconstruction Era
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Reconstruction Era
Lesson Plans by Matt Campbell
Following the Civil War, the United States government quickly discovered that there were still many battles ahead. From how to integrate its newly freed slave population to how to reincorporate the very same Southern states who just fought against them in a war, the Reconstruction Era was not an easy time in U.S. history, and lasted from 1863 to 1877.
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Reconstruction Era Vocabulary Activity Diagram
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- ABOLITION
- ANTI-SLAVE MASS MEETING!
- CARPETBAGGER
- SOUTHERN STATES
- Abolition or the Abolitionist Movement was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and set slaves free.
- SEGREGATION
- Reconstruction Vocabulary
- The term carpetbagger was a derogatory term used to describe a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- BLACK CODES
- Colored Restroom
- WhitesOnly
- ATTENTIONAny freedmen found without a job can be fined
- City Hall
- Curfew In EffectFreedmen cannot gatherafter sunset
- Segregation is the practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society. Segregation practices occurred throughout the United States following the Civil War, separating the white and black populations.
- The Black Codes were laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves and were passed by southern states following the Civil War. Black Codes were created to prevent the social mobility of these newly freed slaves.
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