War between the North & South; sectional differences, slavery & western expansion all led to the outbreak of the war

Northern victory led to long painful period of Reconstruction

1865-1877- 1877 – period after Civil War, primarily related to rebuilding the South

Disagreement over how to deal with southerners

Freedman’s Bureau, Black Codes, & passage of Thirteenth, Fourteenth & Fifteenth Amendments

Which amendment:

Defined U.S. citizenship as including all persons born in the United States including African Americans.

Guaranteed that no citizen could be deprived of his or her rights without due process.

What amendment:

Removed restrictions on voting based on race, color, or ever having been a slave

Granted voting rights to all male U.S. citizens over the age of 21

Laws passed by Southern states to establish and enforce racial segregation in everyday life

Passed in the South following the Civil War

Repealed with the passage of Civil Rights legislation and Supreme Court rulings

Northern senators who favored harsh treatment and punishment for the South

Disgusted at the South’s treatment of freedmen and discriminatory Black Codes

Passed 14th Amendment giving African-American citizens full civil rights