is for Abolitionist

Abolitionists are against slavery and fought for the abolishment of slavery in the states.

is for Black Codes

Black Codes were established by white southerners during the reconstruction time period.

is for Compromise of 1877,

As a result of the so called Compromise of 1877. It ended the reconstruction era.

is for Drummer Boys

Being a drummer boy was one of the many roles filled by the youth on both union and confederate sides of the civil war. This was later looked at during reconstruction as a dangerous and foolish act.

is for Emancipation proclamation

The Emancipation proclamation was written by president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves in the south.

is for Freedmen's Bureau

The Freedmen's Bureau provided food , housing and medical aid , established schools and offered legal assistance. It attempted to settle slaves on the confederate property confiscated or abandoned during the war.

is for Grandfather Clause

The Grandfather Clause was enacted by seven southern states during and after the reconstruction era to prevent freedmen from voting .

is for Hiram revels

The first African American elected to the US senate. He took the senate seat from Mississippi that had been vacated by Jefferson Davis in 1861. Revels was born free in the North.

is for Interstate Commerce Act

The Interstate Commerce Act was a law established in 1877 to oversee the rate setting by the railroad. Transportation law to monitor the use of railroads.

is for Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the White and Black races in American south.

is for Klu Klux Klan

The Klu Klux Klan was the earliest form of terrorism and gang formation.

is for Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is the 16th president of the united states. Lincoln led the union to victory in the civil war. He was assassinated on April 14th 1865 at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.

is for Mississippi Plan

The Mississippi Plan of 1876 was devised by the Democratic party to violently overthrow republican party by organized violence.

is for National Banking

The National Banking era was ushered in by the passage of the National Currency ( later renamed the National Banking ) Acts of 1863 and 1864 . It also played a role in financing the civil war.

is for Oath of Allegiance

The Oath of Allegiance was and is taken by all people seeking American Citizenship to this day. All freed African Americans would take this oath to qualify themselves as free American Citizenship.

is for Poll Tax

The Poll Tax was used in the south during and after reconstruction as means of circumventing the 14th Amendment and denying civil rights to blacks.