1. Where did the phrase “reconstruction” come from?

The phase Reconstruction was what Abraham Lincoln used to try to bring the North and South together and restore the nation. This was created after Lincoln knew the war was coming to the end and the Union would come out on top. He wanted to get the nation back to its original state without slavery.
2. What were the purposes of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?

The 14th and 15th Amendments were intended to reconstruct the U.S and combine the states and slaves to make one equal nation. These were referred as the Civil War Clauses. The 14th Amendment ratified of clauses like the Equal Protection Clause, it was created in 1866.While the 15th Amendment granted a right to vote regardless of a citizen’s race, color, or servitude. These two amendments were the main bills past to end the slavery era and creating equal rights for all.

 3. What were the Jim Crow laws and how did they affect the lives of southern blacks?

 The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the U.S that were used between 1876-1965. They were laws that represented the “separate but equal” quote and were segregation laws that separated white people and black people in America. This though was corrupt giving white Americans more rights, privileges, and respect. Many white people thought they were better than African Americans and this law didn’t help stop discrimination against African Americans. Examples of Jim Crow’s laws were segregation in public schools, restaurants, buses, and the U.S military. The Jim Crow laws were overruled by the Civil Rights Act of 1964

4. What did “separate but equal” mean?

This was a quote in the Civil War used for saying though not together we are equal as a human being and should be treated the same though not with one another. This was used for documents, services, companies, public facilities and more. This though at the time was not completely true to many and many did not treat all equally. At the time the African Americans and white people were separated but now after the war all had equal rights. White people excepted African Americans can be citizens but did not want to be near them. Segregation was white and black people were allowed to have the same rights like the same drinking fountain but can’t share the same one.

5. Why do we commemorate wars?

We commemorate wars to honor the families the friends and the dead them self that served in the war and gave their lives for their country. It gives respect and tries to make the losses humane as possible. It also is like a memorial to show the significance of the war and its losses and its importance in the countries history. This is a respect for the effort and priority the soldiers alive and dead gave for the cause of the war.
6. How is it important to a country and to its veterans?

It gives the countries veteran’s recognition of their importance. It also is a reminder to the country that the war was of great importance to all. Commemorating the war and its participants is important and right to do to show their losses and shows respect to their losses and casualties. It is right to memorialize the participants in wars for the country that they were important and their contribution was recognized.