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Across 1. amendment that gave African-Americans the ability to vote 4. first african-american senator (2 words) 8. laws that forbade african americans from doing certain things 9. 9/10 african-american voters supported this party 12. the right to vote 15. abolished former CSA governments; divided states into 5 military districts; requirements for readmission 20. type of farming used to generate enough food for yourself and family with little left over 22. president after lincoln was assassinated (2 words) 24. amendment that abolished slavery 25. period of reduced business activity and high unemployment 26. gave congress the responsibility during reconstruction (3 words)

Down 2. lincoln's plan for reconstruction (3 words) 3. ability for states to govern on their own without federal intervention (2 words) 5. period after the civil war designed to rebuild the united states 6. to be charged with misconduct of a government office 7. violent southern organization originally created as a social club for CSA vets 10. northerners that moved to the south after the civil war 11. farmers rented land from owners, kept all of the harvest (2 words) 12. farmers used land to plant crops, gave a share to the owner of the land at harvest time 13. group that assisted former slaves and poor whites with food and clothing (2 words) 14. white southerners that joined the republican party 16. winner of the election of 1876 17. amendment that stated "all persons born or naturalized in the united states" are citizens 18. state that did not accept the 13th amendment 19. first state to be readmitted into the union 21. branch of congress that can charge a federal employee with impeachment 23. winner of the 1868 election