The time period immediately following the Civil War was known as Reconstruction.
After the Civil War, the U.S. had to reconstruct itself both physically and psychologically.
Reconstruction was an easy process.
Reconstruction was such a difficult process that it lasted 50 years.
Prior to the Civil War, almost all of the political power belonged to white, wealthy men and women.
The members of Congress who acted as allies for the black Americans were called Radical Republicans.
Having economic rights includes things like being able to get a job and maintain an adequate standard of living.
Having social rights includes things like being able to vote and serve on juries.
Having political rights includes things like being able to hold public office.
The Freedmen's Bureau was created to help white slaveholders maintain control over their former slaves in the South.
Most conquered land was given right back to former slaveholders after the Civil War.
After the Civil War, many former slaves were allowed to choose their own religion for the first time in their lives.
One political right that former slaves were granted during Reconstruction was the ability to serve on a jury.
The Civil Rights Acts passed during Reconstruction made sure that black women received all of the same rights that black men got.
Five amendments were added to the Constitution during Reconstruction.
Most white northerners supported Reconstruction, even at the end, while most white southerners did not support Reconstruction.
Black Americans made many achievements during Reconstruction but many of them were eventually taken away from them again.