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Reconstuction Vocabulary!!

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Freedmen
Definition: A person who has been freed from slavery.
Sentence: I was one of the many feedmen after the Civil War

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Freedmen's Bureau
Definition: A creation made by the U.S Congress that helped the former slaves face the challenges that came with freedom.
Sentece: African Americans should be greatful for the Freedmen's Bureau.

14th amendment
Definition: Citizenship to former slaves.
Sentence: The 14th amendment was a great thing that happened to African Americans.

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15th amendment
Definition: African American got the right to vote.
Sentence: The 15th amendment was a great thing for African American men but women still got left out.

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Ku Klux Klan
Definition: A group who killed and terrorized anybody they disagreed with.
Sentence: The K.K.K were some very unruly group of people who i dispise.

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March 8 1870
Definition: Texas was readmitted into the Union

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Governor Edmund Davis
Definition: He had the power to declare martial law.

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