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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- Slide: 1
- ABOLITION
- ANTI-SLAVE MASS MEETING!
- Abolition or the Abolitionist Movementwas a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and set slaves free.
- Slide: 2
- CARPETBAGGER
- SOUTHERN STATES
- The term carpetbagger was a derogatoryterm used to describea person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Slide: 3
- SEGREGATION
- Colored Restroom
- WhitesOnly
- 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.
- Slide: 4
- BLACK CODES
- City Hall
- ATTENTIONAny freedmen found without a job can be fined
- Curfew In EffectFreedmen cannot gatherafter sunset
- 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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