Civil war and Reconstruction Vocabulary
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| Confederacy | An association of sovereign states , that was set up in 1861 by seven slave states of the Lower South, that had declared their secession from the United States.
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| Conscription act | During the Civil War, the U.S. Congress passes the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history.
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| Emancipation proclamation | An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the
American Civil War, freeing the slaves in territories still in rebellion against the Union.
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| Federalism | Power is distributed between a national government and the states.
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| Freedmen | A person who has been freed from slavery.
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| Martial Law | The imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories.
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| Reconstruction | The act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War.
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| Secede | To Withdraw, in this case,from the U.S.
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| Sectionalism | Excessive devotion to local interest and customs to a region or nation.
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| Union | the state of being united. an alliance of people, parties, or political entities for mutual
interest or benefit. U.S.A. regarded as a national unit, especially during the Civil War.
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| Tariff | a tax on trade.
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| Tenant farming | One who resides on land owned by a landlord,landowners contribute their land, while tenant farmers contribute their labor
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| Sharecropping | a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop minus charges for the rent and other expenses.
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| Blockade | blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
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| Emancipation | The act of giving someone freedom
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| Popular Sovereignty | Independent power given to the people
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