US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression

Civil War

A war fought between the northern and southern states of the United States from 1861 to 1865.

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States who was assassinated in April 1865, shortly after the Civil War ended.

Reconstruction

A period after the Civil War in which the United States government aimed to rebuild and reform the southern states.

Reconstruction Amendments

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution, passed during the Reconstruction era, which abolished slavery, granted equal protection under the law, and protected voting rights for African Americans.

North

Refers to the northern states of the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction, which were victorious and occupied the southern states.

South

Refers to the southern states of the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction, which were defeated and occupied by the northern states.

Democracy

A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who exercise it through elected representatives.