3 GIRAUD: Reconstruction

 

The Reconstruction Era

The Reconstruction Era was the time after the Civil War.

The country was rebuilt.

Three amendments were added to the Constitution.

The 13^th Amendment was passed in 1865 and abolished slavery.

The 14^th Amendment was passed in 1868 and protects rights (“life, liberty and property”).

The 15^th Amendment was passed in 1870 and granted the right to vote to former slaves.

Vocabulary

The time / the period: la période

The right to vote: le droit de vote

Grant: accorder

Protect: protéger

Rebuild: reconstruire

Add: ajouter