Chapter 1: Introduction
The north won the civil war, but Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Reconstruction period begins
Three major events during reconstruction:
Passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
13th Amendment abolished slavery
14th Amendment made all persons born in the US citizens
15th Amendment gave all free men the right to vote
Chapter 2: The United States
Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery
14th Amendment introduced due process and made former slaves citizens
15th Amendment gave all men the right to vote
Chapter 3: Called Jim Crow
Reconstruction period ends in 1877
Jim Crow laws passed in the South
Jim Crow laws segregated Blacks and whites
Conditions for Blacks were far inferior
Chapter 4: The United States
Post-civil war economic boom
1873: Governments shift from silver to gold standard
Panic of 1873 occurs
Chapter 1: Introduction
The north won the civil war, but Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Reconstruction period begins
Three major events during reconstruction:
Passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
13th Amendment abolished slavery
14th Amendment made all persons born in the US citizens
15th Amendment gave all free men the right to vote
Chapter 2: The United States
Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery
14th Amendment introduced due process and made former slaves citizens
15th Amendment gave all men the right to vote
Chapter 3: Called Jim Crow
Reconstruction period ends in 1877
Jim Crow laws passed in the South
Jim Crow laws segregated Blacks and whites
Conditions for Blacks were far inferior
Chapter 4: The United States
Post-civil war economic boom
1873: Governments shift from silver to gold standard
Panic of 1873 occurs