SSUSH 10 – Flashcard
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Morehouse College
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a college for African Americans. It taught religious courses and education. Morehouse created in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Freedman's Bureau
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It helped newly freed slaves adjust to their freedom. It provided food, education, and legal protection.
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13th Amendment
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Ended Slavery everywhere in the U.S.
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14th Amendment
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Granted citizenship to African Americans.
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15th Amendment
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Granted the right to vote to African Americans
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Black Codes
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Laws in the South that were much like slave codes. They were created to control the lives of African Americans.
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The Ku Klux Klan
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A domestic terrorist group created to help the Democrats regain power in the South, keep the power in the hands of the white, and to control the lives of African Americans through fear and terror.
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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First president to be impeached. Impeached because he violated Congress' Tenure of Office Act (Johnson fired someone). Congress was looking for a way to kick him out of office so they could put into place their reconstruction plans. Johnson missed being kicked out of office by one vote.
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