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Reconstuction 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolish | to completely and officially END |
| rural | relating to the countryside and farms (opposite of "urban" which relates to cities) |
| plantation system | system of farming in the South before the Civil War, where a large estate or farm raised crops with the help of slave labor |
| freedman | the term for men, women, and children who were freed from slavery after the Civil War |
| economy | the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region |
| Reconstruction | the rebuilding of the southern states after the Civil War |
| assassinate | to kill a person (or persons) for political reasons |
| agriculture | the science and business of producing crops, raising livestock, and general farming |
| agrarian society | a society where most people make their living by farming |
| Abe Lincoln | President who led the United States during the Civil War, wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, signed the law to create the Transcontinental Railroad, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. |