Question

1. what is the meaning of the term

econstruction\ in regards to the end of the civil war and or why did it happen? 2. who assassinated abraham lincoln and where did it happen? 3. what was the 13th amendment? 4. what was the freedmens bureau?

Explanation:

1. Reconstruction refers to the period after the Civil War (1865 - 1877) in the United States. It aimed to reintegrate the Confederate states into the Union, address the status of newly - freed slaves (Reconstruction happened because the nation needed to heal from the war, re - establish a unified government, and deal with the social and economic changes brought by the end of slavery).
2. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
3. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
4. The Freedmen's Bureau (officially the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands) was established in 1865. It aimed to help former slaves (freedmen) and poor whites in the South after the Civil War. It provided food, housing, medical aid, established schools, and helped with labor contracts.

Answer:

1. Reconstruction was a post - Civil War period (1865 - 1877) for reintegrating the South and dealing with slavery's end (happened to heal the nation, re - unify, and handle social - economic changes).
2. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
3. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude (except for crime punishment).
4. The Freedmen's Bureau helped former slaves and poor whites in the South with food, housing, education, etc.