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freedman
man and woman who had been slaves
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Reconstruction
rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
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Ten Percent PLan
Lincoln's plan that allowed a southern state to form a new government after 10% of it's voters swore an oath of loyalty to the US
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amnesry
government pardon
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Wade-Davis Bill
an 1864 plan for reconstruction that denied the right to vote or hole office to anyone who had volunteered to fight for the Confederate
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Freedman's Bureau
a government agency formed during Reconstruction to help former slaves
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Thirteenth Amendment
an 1865 amendment to the US Constitution that bans slavery throughout the nation
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Fourteenth Amendment
an 1868 amendment to the US Constitution that guarantees equal protection under the laws
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Radical Rebublican
member of Congress During Reconstruction who wanted to ensure that the freedmen received the right to vote
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black codes
Southern law that severely limited the tights of African Americans after the Civil War
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Fifteenth Amendment
an 1869 amendment to the US Constitution that forbids any state to deny African Americans the right to vote because of race
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